Jeremiah is a 1998 American made-for-television biblical epic drama film produced for RAI and starring Patrick Dempsey as the Biblical prophet Jeremiah.^[1] The film originally aired on RAI network on December 14, 1998 (Italy) and PAX TV on August 27, 2000 (United States). It is also part of TNT's Bible Collection series.

Plot

The story of the prophet Jeremiah, who lived 400 years after King Solomon in a Jerusalem that experiences the Babylonian invasion. Jeremiah is called upon by God to preach the return of justice and faith to those who have lost their way and turned to false idols.

Cast

• Patrick Dempsey as Jeremiah
• Oliver Reed as General Safan
• Klaus Maria Brandauer as King Nebuchadnezzar
• Vincent Regan as King Zedekiah
• Leonor Varela as Judith
• Andrea Occhipinti as King Joiakim
• Michael Cronin as Chelkia
• Stuart Bunce as Baruch ben Neriah
• Roger May as Elshuma
• Simon Kunz as Gemariah
• Silas Carson as Hananiah
• Damian Myerscough as Ephraim
• Chris Pavlo as Hanamel
• Luke Sheppard as Child Jeremiah