The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ
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About The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ
Thirteen one-scene films, Lumière catalogue numbers 933 to 945, show episodes from the life of Jesus as separate tableaux. Exhibitors bought the scenes they wanted and arranged them in their own programs.
Cast & crew
More about The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ
Georges Hatot directed, in collaboration with Louis Lumière. Alexandre Promio photographed it. The actor Bretteau is the named cast credit. Each scene was first sold on its own. English Wikipedia times a combined version at 11 minutes.
Themes
Background
Issued in 1898 as separate catalogue scenes rather than as one fixed feature.
Look
Alexandre Promio shot the tableaux. Each episode is a single scene.
Notes
- Catalogue numbers run from 933 through 945.
- The French title is La Vie et la Passion de Jésus-Christ.
- It is earlier than the better-known Pathé Passion films of the 1900s.
