Mary, Mother of Jesus
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Written by	Albert Ross
Directed by	Kevin Connor
Starring	Christian Bale Pernilla August Melinda Kinnaman David Threlfall Simone Bendix
Theme music composer	Ken Thorne
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Howard Ellis Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi
Editor	Barry Peters
Running time	88 minutes
Production companies	Metropolitan Productions The Shriver Family Production Company
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	November 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)

Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 American made-for-television Biblical drama film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother.

Plot

Although not everything in the film is recorded in the New Testament, the film emphasizes Mary's importance in Jesus' life by, for example, suggesting that his parables were inspired by stories Mary told him in his childhood, and portraying the risen Jesus appearing to Mary privately. The film closes with Mary suggesting that the death of her son is not the end, but the beginning, and that she and the disciples should start preaching about Jesus, and "teach as he taught, live as he lived, love as he loved."

Production

The film stars Swedish actresses Pernilla August and Melinda Kinnaman as Mary, English actor David Threlfall as Joseph and British actor Christian Bale as Jesus. The film was produced by American Eunice Kennedy Shriver and aired on NBC.

Cast