BFI's 100 Bible Films

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From The Passion of the Christ to Life of Brian, and from The Ten Commandments to Last Temptation of Christ, filmmakers have been adapting the stories of the Bible for over 120 years, from the first time the Höritz Passion Play was filmed in the Czech Republic back in 1897. Ever since, these stories have inspired musicals, comedies, sci-fi, surrealist visions and the avant-garde not to mention spawning their own genre, the biblical epic. Filmmakers across six continents and from all kinds of religious perspectives (or none at all), have adapted the greatest stories ever told, delighting some and infuriating others.

100 Bible Films is the indispensable guide to this wide and varied output, providing an authoritative but accessible history of biblical adaptations through one hundred of the most interesting and significant biblical films. Richly illustrated with film stills, this book depicts how such films have undertaken a complex negotiation between art, commerce, entertainment and religion.

Matthew Page traces the screen history of the biblical stories from the very earliest silent passion plays, via the golden ages of the biblical epic, through to more innovative and controversial later films as well as covering significant TV adaptations. He discusses films made not only by some of our greatest filmmakers, artists such as Martin Scorsese, Jean Luc Godard, Alice Guy, Roberto Rossellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lotte Reiniger, Carl Dreyer and Luis Buñuel, but also those looking to explore their faith or share it with lovers of cinema the world over.

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  1. 57 -

    Life of Brian

    1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check
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    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 69 -

    The Prince of Egypt

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 76 -

    The Passion of the Christ

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 63 -

    The Last Temptation of Christ

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 31 -

    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
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    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
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    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 49 -

    Jesus Christ Superstar

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 89 -

    Noah

    2014, in 1 top list Check
  11. 46 -

    La voie lactée

    1969 — a.k.a. The Milky Way, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 17 -

    Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ

    1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 64 -

    Jésus de Montréal

    1989 — a.k.a. Jesus of Montreal, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 54 -

    Jesus of Nazareth

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  15. 85 -

    Year One

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 91 -

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

    2014, in 1 top list Check
  17. 27 -

    Quo Vadis

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  18. 16 -

    The Ten Commandments

    1923, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 59 -

    Je vous salue, Marie

    1985 — a.k.a. Hail Mary, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 28 -

    The Robe

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
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    Samson and Delilah

    1949, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 18 -

    The King of Kings

    1927, in 3 top lists Check
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    Salomé

    1922, in 2 top lists Check
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    Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel...

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Nativity Story

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    Risen

    2016, in 0 top lists Check
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    Blade af Satans bog

    1920 — a.k.a. Leaves Out of the Book of Satan, in 1 top list Check
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    King of Kings

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
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    Barabbas

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 42 -

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
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    Lot in Sodom

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
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    Mary Magdalene

    2018, in 0 top lists Check
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    Moses und Aron

    1975 — a.k.a. Moses and Aaron, in 1 top list Check
  34. 70 -

    The Book of Life

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Bible: In the Beginning...

    1966, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 65 -

    The Garden

    1990, in 1 top list Check
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    The Miracle Maker

    2000, in 1 top list Check
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    Seder-Masochism

    2018, in 0 top lists
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    El cant dels ocells

    2008 — a.k.a. Birdsong, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Bible

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
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    Judith of Bethulia

    1914, in 0 top lists Check
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    Il messia

    1975 — a.k.a. The Messiah, in 0 top lists Check
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    Solomon and Sheba

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
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    Al-mohager

    1994 — a.k.a. The Emigrant, in 1 top list Check
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    Celui qui doit mourir

    1957 — a.k.a. He Who Must Die, in 1 top list Check
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    The Last Days of Pompeii

    1935, in 0 top lists Check
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    Paul, Apostle of Christ

    2018, in 0 top lists
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    The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
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    From the Manger to the Cross

    1912, in 1 top list Check
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    The Green Pastures

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
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