THE ROBE (1953) (LINK to full screen)
Biblical epic in which a Roman military tribune, who commands the unit that crucified Jesus Christ, tries to learn about the man he killed.
Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature
THE ROBE SEQUAL: DEMETRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS (1954) (LINK to full screen)
A Greek slave who keeps Christ's robe after the crucifixion is sentenced to be one Caligula's gladiators.
Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Anne Bancroft
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THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (LINK to full screen)
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) contracts the influential artist Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
For some of you this may not be a "Biblical" movie, but for Catholics it is about Saint Thomas Becket who is venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church, and by the Anglican Communion too.
Plus, it is also just a darn good movie, King Henry II being played by Peter O'Toole and Thomas Becket played by Richard Burton. The King installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and loyal lackey in the King's ongoing battles with the church. But Becket unexpectedly finds his true calling on the ecclesiastical side, and aligns himself against the king's selfish wishes, causing a rift and an eventual showdown not only between the two men, but also between God and King.
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Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Television Mini Series
This one is on Youtube