Two thousand years ago, a wealthy Persian physician divested himself of all material goods to prepare for a journey to seek the new Messiah. The story of his sojourn makes for moving family entertainment.
Directed by
Michael Ray Rhodes
Written by
Tom Fontana (writer); Henry van Dyke (short story).
Starring
Martin Sheen (Artaban); Alan Arkin (Orontes); James Farentino (Jesus (voice)); Eileen Brennan (Judith); Harold Gould (Rabbi); Lance Kerwin (Passhur); Jerry Houser (Peter); Adam Arkin (Joseph); Ralph Bellamy (Abgarus); Duffy Epstein (Leper); Ramon Estevez (Ekron); Sydney Penny (Shameir); Charlie Sheen (Captain (Herod's soldiers)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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