> “Five years later, in 1977, Lennon became deeply moved by NBC’s broadcast of the movie Jesus of Nazareth and told his friends that he had become a born-again Christian.”
I did not know that John had seen Franco Zefferelli’s ‘Jesus of Nazareth’; that explains a lot.
Zefferelli’s ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ is a masterpiece bar none. Nothing comes close to it. All other Jesus movies seem as garbage compared to it. It’s actually a mini-series that is about 6.5 hours long. I’ve written about it on FR when people were posting about ‘Son of God’ which is just another awful Jesus movie. Franco’s Jesus of Nazareth captured the true heart of the Lord. It’s online for free but best to purchase a high quality unedited version on Amazon.
I agree completely. It is a true masterpiece.
It’s very good but I recently watched Nick Ray’s King of Kings and was surprised at how it held up. So much better than George Steven’s very slow and lugubrious The Greatest Story Ever Told.
It’s sad that Lennon, if true, was converting due to a mini-series but, I guess, whatever it takes.
It’s also streamed on Netflix. I’m watching it this weekend...my favorite film bar none.