The Reason Behind the "Extended Version"
 
As far as I can remember Jesus of Nazareth was and is the film which all films about Christ will be measured up to in my opinion. I remember growing up watching it every Easter. I was always awe struck every time Christ appeared. One day I saw still pictures not in the film and thought some scenes might exist somewhere. As time passed I decided to search for footage to incorporate into the film even though there was already so much Film time (6hours plus). I thought it was worth the effort at least for myself if there were delelted scenes that would be nice to include.  One of the most important scenes for me was the "Temptations in the Desert". 
 
When I purchased Franco Zeffirelli's book "Jesus A Spiritual Diary”, I read that he indeed did film the sequence but at the last moment cut it. Sadly it exist only in photos. Therefore I set out to make this scene with the pictures and desert scenes to not need to see other Bible films for this sequence. Thus I collected more footage to finally complete my vision while including more scenes I always held close to my heart. This version is in no way meant to replace Franco Zeffirelli's Masterpiece. This version is for those who like myself want more Biblical narrative within the film so many cherish. In his book Zeffirelli himself mentions he wanted to include more scenes. Painstaking work was incorporated to this version and is a fan project and not for sale. This is purely a desire to satisfy a Church boy's dream of seeing an almost complete story of Christ. Jesus of Nazareth is the film that I will die with at heart.
 
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