FROM THE MANGER TO THE CROSS

'''From the Manger to the Cross''' or '''Jesus of Nazareth''' is a 1912 American motion picture filmed on location in Palestine which tells the story of Jesus' life. Directed by Sidney Olcott who also appeared in the film, actress and screenwriter Gene Gauntier wrote the script and portrayed the Virgin Mary. The film received excellent reviews at the time of its original release and after Vitagraph Studios acquired Kalem they reissued it in 1917.
According to Turner Classic Movies, the film cost $35,000 to produce, and its profits eventually amounted to almost $1 million. Turner considers it to be the most important silent film to deal with the life of Christ. In 1998, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

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Primary cast:

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Primary cast:

★ Robert Henderson-Bland : Jesus, the man

★ Percy Dyer : the Boy Christ

★ Gene Gauntier : the Virgin Mary

★ Alice Hollister : Mary Magdalene

★ Sidney Olcott : Blind Man

★ Samuel Morgan : Pontius Pilate

★ James D. Ainsley : John the Baptist

★ Robert G. Vignola : Judas Iscariot

★ George Kellog : Herod

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