Richard john harris 1 october 1930 25 october 2002 was an irish actor and singer. Youve seen the stories of abraham, joseph, and moses and now the story of john the apostle comes alive on the screen as never before as richard harris takes the role of the biblical figure in this effort from filmmaker raffaele mertes. Richard harris, vittoria belvedere, benjamin sadler, christian kohlund there have been many films about the end times, but few have had all. The revelation of jesus christ apocalypse, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. Two of his best roles are frank machin in this sporting life 1963 for which he won the best actor award at cannes and received an academy award nomination, and bull mccabe in the field 1990 which earned him. Folks, the apocalypse is a retelling of the book of revelation as received by the apostle john, produced by italian radio tv. Youve seen the stories of abraham, joseph, and moses and now the story of john the apostle comes alive on the screen as never before as richard. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone professor dumbledore 2001. It kind of mixes everything up but if you look at it like a movie, its really quite good. Nonofficial site, was made so you can add to your like section on fb profile pages. John, his visions, and the time he spent on the island of patmos it is 90 ad, and the roman empire is being run by the emperor domitian, who has declared himself to be god and ruler over heaven. Apocalypse or the apocalypse is a telefilm released in 2002 starring richard harris and bruce. Detailing johns visions against the backdrop of the severe persecution of christians in the first century. Richard harris played well as an aging john the apostle.
John the late richard harris, the last surviving personal witness to the. Key aspects of the story are firmly rooted in the biblical text and historical. The apocalypse with richard harris mind, body, heart and. The apocalypse with richard harris biblical movie the apocalypse with richard harris brings together many actors and the director in an attempt to portray the events that are written in the book of revelation. Its title is derived from the first word of the text, written in koine greek. The tumultuous days of the early church come alive in the movie, paul.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets albus dumbledore 2002. Richard harris is such a good actor and he plays the role of john to perfection. From the emmy awardwinning bible collection series comes a production starring richard harris as the apostle john in the apocalypse. He appeared on stage and in many films, appearing as frank machin in this sporting life, for which he was nominated for the academy award for best actor, and king arthur in the 1967 film camelot, as well as the 1981 revival of the stage musical he played an aristocrat captured by. Starring richard harris as john, the apocalypse features a dramatic story line and stunning visual effects that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This movie illustrates the seven seals found in the book of revelations written by. While emperor domitian persecutes the christians, the aged apostle john richard harris has. With richard harris, vittoria belvedere, benjamin sadler, christian kohlund. Apocalypse or the apocalypse known in australia as revelation, the original title is san giovanni lapocalisse is a telefilm released in 2002 starring richard harris and bruce payne contents 1 plot. This movie illustrates the seven seals found in the book of revelations written by john the. Held captive by the romans on the island of patmos, the aged apostle john receives strange visions, including messages directly from jesus to the seven persecuted churches on the nearby mainland. Part of the critically acclaimed, emmy awardwinning bible collection series of movies, the apocalypse is a movie on dvd bringing the origin of the biblical book of revelation to life. In the late 1st century the roman emperor domitian unleashes a virulent campaign against christians. Released 2002, the apocalypse stars richardharris, vittoriabelvedere, benjaminsadler, christiankohlund the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40.
The book of revelation, often called the revelation to john, the apocalypse of john, the revelation, or simply revelation or apocalypse and often misquoted as revelations, is a book of the new testament that occupies a central place in christian eschatology. Richard harris, in one of his final film appearances, plays the elderly apostle john in exile on the island of patmos, where he experiences the apocalyptic visions that later comprise the book of. The apocalypse starring richard harris vision video p. From the emmy awardwinning bible collection comes a production starring richard harris as the apostle john in the apocalypse. Youve seen the stories of, and and now the story of john the apostle comes alive on the screen as never before as richard harris takes the role of the biblical figure in this effort from filmmaker raffaele mertes. In one of his very last screen roles, it stars the late richard harris gladiator, the bible abraham, harry potter films, camelot as st john and is directed by raffaele mertes. April 27th, 2004 not yet rated 1 hr 40 min plot summary. Theyre a waste of time, irish actor richard harris built a film career that lasted six decades and withstood a long fallow period in the 1970s and 80s. Detailing johns visions against the backdrop of the severe persecution of christians in the first century, this biblically based film will inspire viewers. The movie depicts scenes from the book of revelation and links them to events happening to the church in asia. The apocalypse revelation richard harris home facebook. Saint john the apocalipse richard harris 2002 movie. The apocalypse 2002 stream and watch online moviefone. The idea of richard harris tripping out and writing the book of revelations sounds a lot better or at least less boring on paper than it looks on film.
Apocalypse experience the glorious visions of revelation along with the apostle john in the apocalypse. The apocalypse is the story of john the apostle comes alive on the tv screen as never before. In the first century, the apostle johns visions contrast the severe persecution of christians. From the emmy awardwinning bible collection featuring the critically acclaimed movies, abraham, joseph, moses, and paul the apostle comes a production starring richard harris as the apostle john in the apocalypse. Watch apocalypse 2015 full movie free online streaming. The apocalypse 2002 dvd richard harris for sale online. Free account, no commitments, pay only for the movies you watch. The movie mixes the story of the writing of the book with scenes from the book itself. Review by fixednation the connection i feel to this movie is mostly based on my own hardcore religiousness because it sounds stupid but id say this movie has spiritual power. Most apocalyptic movies have been more interested in giving the ancient. The apocalypse dvd nancy m, 07192015 this is good as a movie goes but for biblical timeline, i have to disagree and of course, lots of things thrown in for entertainment. The apocalypse 2002 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Lhistoire du prophete jean bible, lapocalypse youtube. Robert harriss latest, the second sleep, is a work of speculative fiction set in britain 800 years. Richard harris list of movies and tv shows tv guide. You will need to watch the movie again to get the full impact of this role and the messages from the book of revelation in bible. The apocalypse of john full movie multimediaenglish. It features richard harris takes the role of the biblical figure together with vittoria belvedere, benjamin sadler, christian kohlund and erol sander.
Richard st john harris was born on october 1, 1930 in limerick, ireland, to a farming family, one. The apocalypse the film is set in 90 ad and concerns jesus christs last surviving disciple, john of patmos, and his writings and visions of the apocalypse. Starring richard harris as the new testament writer, apostle and prophet john in one of his last roles, the apocalypse is a thoughtprovoking, solid movie. In the late first century, the roman emperor domitian unleashes a virulent campaign against christians. Its hard to find movies that are biblically accurate, this one at least tries to come close. The story unfolds as a bit of a detective story, with the character irene searching for the apostle john, in hopes that word that he is alive will provide encouragement for the believers in her village. Richard harris was an irish actor and singer who began his career on stage and made his film debut with the 1959 film alive and kicking.