Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This epic chronicle of Christ begins with the arrangements of the wedding between Joseph and Mary proceeds through Jesus&39; birth his encounter with John the Baptist and all the way to the grueling transfigurative end The all-star cast includes Anne Bancroft Laurence Olivier Michael York James Mason Rod Steiger and Robert Powell as Jesus As the beautiful locations superb performances and reverent portrayals reveal Franco Zeffirelli (OTELLO HAMLET) directed this six-hour-plus television miniseries with palpable passion