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List of films based on the Bible

List of films based on the Bible

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This is a list of movies (including television movies) based on the Bible (Old Testament and New Testament), depicting characters or figures from the Bible, or broadly derived from the revelations or interpretations therein.

Hebrew Bible

Genesis

Genesis in General

Adam and Eve - Genesis 2-5

  • Adam and Eve (1912)
  • Adam Og Eva (1953) (Denmark)
  • Adán y Eva (1956) (Mexico)
  • El pecado de Adán y Eva (1967) (Mexico)
  • Ovoce stromů rajských jime (1970) (Czech Republic)
  • Allegro Non Troppo (1976) (Italy)
  • Adamo ed Eva, la prima storia d'amore (1983) (Italy)
  • Adipapam (1988) (India)
  • Tropico (2013)

The Flood - Genesis 6-9

Abraham - Genesis 11:26-25:10

Sodom and Gomorrah - Genesis 19

Isaac and Rebecca - Genesis 24

  • Isaac and Rebecca (1953) (Israel)

Jacob - Genesis 25:26-49:33

Dinah - Genesis 34

Joseph - Genesis 37-50

Moses (Exodus - Deuteronomy)

Judges Era

General Judges

Samson and Delilah - Judges 13-16

Ruth

Kings and Queens of Israel

David - First Samuel 16:1-First Kings 2:11

Solomon - First Kings 1-11

Jezebel - First Kings 16:29-Second Kings 9:37

Prophets

  • Jeremiah (1998, TNT Bible Series)
  • Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Jonah and the Whale (1998, direct-to-video)
  • Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
  • Blast and Whisper: Elijah's Story (2010)
  • Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea (2012)

Exile

Daniel

  • Slaves of Babylon (1953)
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel in the Lion's Den (1978, TV episode)
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar (1979, TV episode)
  • The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1986, direct-to-video)
  • Animated Stories from the Bible: Daniel (1993, TBN, TV episode)
  • VeggieTales: Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (1993)
  • Rack, Shack, and Benny (1995)
  • Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1998, direct-to-video)
  • Daniel and the Lions (2006, Liken Bible Series)
  • The Book of Daniel (2013)

Esther

Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Christian Bible

Life of Christ

Arabic

  • The Savior (2014) (Palestinian-Bulgarian-Jordanian production)

Aramaic/Latin

English

Filipino

French

German

Italian

  • Christus (1916) (Italy)
  • Pontius Pilate (1962) (Italy)
  • Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964) (Italy)
  • The Messiah (1975) (Italy)
  • L'inchiesta (1986) (Italy)
  • Un bambino di nome Gesù [it] (1987) (Italy)
  • L'inchiesta (2006) (Italy)

Malayalam

Persian

Sinhala

  • Christhu Charithaya (1990) (Sri Lanka)
  • Jayathu Kristhu (TV 1999) (Sri Lanka)
  • Jesu Kristhu Yuga Peraliya (TV 2013) (Sri Lanka)

Spanish

Telugu

Animated movies

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Herod the Great

Mary Magdalene

John the Baptist

Salome

Judas Iscariot

Barabbas

Parable of the Prodigal Son

Life of the Apostles

Creative

  • The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
  • Jesus of Montreal (French-Canadian) (1989)
  • Joshua (2002)
  • Mary (2005)
  • Jesus Loves Me [de] (2012)
  • He Knows My Name (2015)

Revelation / Apocalypse

Fictional Interpolations

Adam and Eve

Moses

Samson

Esther

  • Megillas Lester (2014)

Ben-Hur

Early Christians

Opus Dei

See also

References

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    "Punitha Anthoniyar/Kuzhandhai Yesu/Annai Velankani". Amazon India.
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