1st Century Movies, Movies about 1st Century

Here we've displayed a list of the best 1st Century films : Ben-Hur(1959), The Last Temptation of Christ(1988), Jesus Christ Superstar(1973), Shadow(2018), The Nativity Story(2006), The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965), Day of Triumph(1954), Risen(2016), Salome(1953), Ben-Hur(2016), The Last Days of Pompeii(1959), The Young Messiah(2016) ... ...

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Ben-Hur

After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

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The Last Temptation of Christ

The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.

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Jesus Christ Superstar

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.

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Shadow

Life and intrigue in an ancient Chinese court.

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The Nativity Story

A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.

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The Greatest Story Ever Told

An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

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Day of Triumph

An inspiring and ground breaking film on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

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Risen

In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead.

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Salome

After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her Roman-ruled native land of Galilee where prophet John the Baptist preaches against Salome's parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias.

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Ben-Hur

Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.

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The Last Days of Pompeii

A demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.

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The Young Messiah

Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.

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Last Days in the Desert

An imagined chapter from Jesus' forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis.

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Pompeii

A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.

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Color of the Cross

A retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, based on the idea that he was a black man whose death was a racially motivated hate crime.

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Ben-Hur

An enslaved Jewish prince (Ramon Novarro) meets his Roman betrayer (Francis X. Bushman) in a chariot race.

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Jesus

Jesus (Brian Deacon), Mary (Rivka Neuman) and Joseph (Joseph Shiloach) are portrayed in this life of Christ according to the Gospel of St. Luke.

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The Silver Chalice

After the Last Supper, Christians fight Romans over Christ's cup, for which a Greek sculptor (Paul Newman) makes a holder.

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