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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Jesus on the Big Screen

    The biblical story of Jesus has been told in films since the beginning of films themselves. It’s latest incarnation is called Son of God . It opens tomorrow, and church groups have already purchased over 500 thousand tickets for opening weekend. We talk with one of its producers, Roma Downey, who also plays Mary in the film.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The biblical story of Jesus has been told in films since the beginning of films themselves. It’s latest incarnation is called Son of God. It opens tomorrow, and church groups have already purchased over 500 thousand tickets for opening weekend. We talk with one of its producers, Roma Downey, who also plays Mary in the film. And we take a look back at the many, many depictions of Jesus in the movies over the past 100 years.

    The full episode

    4 of 5
    The Sixth Extinction, New Food Labels, and Designer Babies
    1. 0:00The Politics of Portions
    2. 8:23Making (Designer?) Babies with Three Parents
    3. 16:37The Sixth Extinction
    4. 27:06Jesus on the Big ScreenYou’re reading this
    5. 43:02Border Brutality
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Roma Downey

      producer and actress

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      Mike Schlitt

      Journalist and amateur historian

      News

    The full episode

    4 of 5
    The Sixth Extinction, New Food Labels, and Designer Babies
    1. 0:00The Politics of Portions
    2. 8:23Making (Designer?) Babies with Three Parents
    3. 16:37The Sixth Extinction
    4. 27:06Jesus on the Big ScreenYou’re reading this
    5. 43:02Border Brutality
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand