From the Manger to the Cross

1912
TV-PG
1h 11m

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An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.

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5.8/10

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- 1 win total

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R. Henderson Bland

Jesus - the Man
(as Robert Henderson-Bland)

Percy Dyer

Jesus as a Youth

Gene Gauntier

Mary

Alice Hollister

Mary Magdalene

Samuel Morgan

Pilate

James D. Ainsley

John the Baptist

Robert G. Vignola

Judas

George Kellog

Herod

J.P. McGowan

Wise Man 1

Sidney Baber

Thaddeus
(uncredited)

G. Howard Barton

Wise Man 3
(uncredited)

F.T. Bostock

Second Thief
(uncredited)

Frederic Bryson

St. John
(uncredited)

J.J. Clark

John
(uncredited)

Ralph T. Duncan

Simon
(uncredited)

Lydia Gardebeau

Salomé
(uncredited)

Frank T. Gregory

St. Andrew
(uncredited)

Denton Harcourt

St. Matthew
(uncredited)

Director
- Sidney Olcott
Writer
- Gene Gauntier
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Trivia
Ironically, R. Henderson Bland was selected for the role of Jesus in a silent film because star/director Sidney Olcott liked the way his voice sounded on the telephone.

Goofs
Jesus is shown healing Bartimaeus from his blindness but the verse used was Matthew 20:34 where he heals 2 blind men instead of 1. Using the Mark or Luke passage would have made this scene accurate.

Alternate versions
The Vitagraph Co. of America released a six reel re-edited version of the film after it acquired Kalem's properties in 1919.

Connections
Featured in The Great Christmas Movies (1998)

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6/10

Great gem from early cinema history

From the Manger to the Cross (1912) directed by Sidney Olcott is a great film from the early days of cinema history. Apart from the old ways of film making, it is actually a very focused depiction of the life of Jesus and still entertaining despite it being one of cinema's earliest films.

It is a classic account of the life of Jesus Christ, based on the books of the New Testament: After Jesus' birth is foretold to his parents, he is born in Bethlehem, and is visited by shepherds and wise men. After a stay in Egypt to avoid King Herod, his family settles in Nazareth. After years of preparation, Jesus gathers together a group of disciples, and then begins to speak publicly and to perform miracles, inspiring hope in many of his listeners, but also arousing some dangerous opposition.

Highly recommended for film enthusiasts and fans of cinema history.