[NorthMountain]

It must be emphasized that the main storyline presented Jesus as having been relentlessly pursued by an evil cabal of Jews, headed by the high priest Caiaphas, who finally blackmailed a weak-kneed Pilate into putting Jesus to death.

Last time I checked, that "storyline" was literal Gospel Truth ... and followed upon three years' worth of Jesus' conflict with the Jewish religious authorities of his time. Pilate, as a Roman pagan, didn't really care until someone rather spuriously portrayed Jesus as being in conflict with Caesar.

[metmom]

It [the film script] is one of the most troublesome texts, relative to anti-Semitic potential, that any of us had seen in 25 years. It must be emphasized that the main storyline presented Jesus as having been relentlessly pursued by an evil cabal of Jews, headed by the high priest Caiaphas, who finally blackmailed a weak-kneed Pilate into putting Jesus to death. This is precisely what happened.