Movie: The Nativity

Top 10 Billed Cast

Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe

Mary

John Shea
John Shea

Joseph

Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt

Anna

Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart

Zacharias

Audrey Totter
Audrey Totter

Elizabeth

George Voskovec
Jiří Voskovec

Joachim

Julie Garfield
Julie Garfield

Zipporah

Jamil Zakkai
Jamil Zakkai

Menachem

Freddie Jones
Freddie Jones

Diomedes

John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies

Nestor

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    The story of the courtship of Joseph and Mary, and of the events leading up to the first Christmas.

  • Release Date

    1978-12-17

  • Average

    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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