Films listed in chronological order. Information from Wikipedia and imdb.com.
| Title |
Director |
Year of Release |
Country |
Actor Portraying Jesus |
| La vie et la passion de Jésus Christ |
Lucien Nonguet & Ferdinand Zecca |
1905 |
France |
unknown |
| From the Manger to the Cross |
Sidney Olcott |
1912 |
USA |
Robert Henderson-Bland |
| Christus |
Giulio Antamoro |
1916 |
Italy |
Alberto Pasquali |
| Intolerance |
D.W. Griffith |
USA |
Howard Gaye |
| I.N.R.I. |
Robert Wiene |
1923 |
Germany |
Gregori Chmara |
| The King of Kings |
Cecil B. DeMille |
1927 |
USA |
H.B. Warner |
| Golgotha |
Julien Duvivier |
1935 |
France |
Robert Le Vigan |
| King of Kings |
Samuel Bronston |
1961 |
USA |
Jeffrey Hunter |
| The Gospel According To Matthew |
Pier Paolo Pasolini |
1964 |
Italy |
Enrique Irazoqui |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told |
George Stevens |
1965 |
USA |
Max von Sydow |
| Jesus Christ Superstar |
Norman Jewison |
1973 |
USA |
Ted Neeley |
| Godspell |
David Greene |
USA |
Victor Garber |
| The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus |
Robert Elfstrom |
USA |
Robert Elfstrom |
| The Thorn |
Peter Alexander |
1974 |
USA |
John Bassberger |
| The Messiah |
Roberto Rossellini |
1975 |
Italy |
Pier Maria Rossi |
| The Passover Plot |
Michael Campus |
1976 |
Israel/USA |
Zalman King |
| Jesus |
John Krish & Peter Sykes |
1979 |
USA |
Brian Deacon |
| Life of Brian |
Terry Jones |
UK |
Graham Chapman (Brian) |
| The Last Temptation of Christ |
Martin Scorsese |
1988 |
USA |
Willam Dafoe |
| The Miracle Maker |
Derek W. Hayes & Stanislav Sokolov |
2000 |
Russia/UK |
Ralph Fiennes |
| The Gospel of John |
Philip Saville |
2003 |
Canada/UK |
Henry Ian Cusick |
| The Passion of the Christ |
Mel Gibson |
2004 |
USA/Italy |
James Caviezal |
| Son of Man |
Mark Dornford-May |
2005 |
South Africa |
Andile Kosi |
| The Nativity Story |
Catherine Hardwicke |
2006 |
USA |
N/A |
| The Final Inquiry |
Giulio Base |
Italy |
Fabrizio Bucci |
| Color of the Cross |
Jean-Claude La Marre |
USA |
Jean-Claude La Marre |
