Director(s)Sidney Olcott
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From the Manger to the Cross (1912) was a Drama - Silent Films Film directed by Sidney Olcott .

From the Manger to the Cross was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1998.

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Watch: From the Manger to the Cross (1912) (1)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Oct 3, 2012 From Pretty Clever Films

We’re going heavy with today’s screener. From the Manager to the Cross, or Jesus of Nazareth, was released on October 3, 1912, making it exactly 100 years old. Directed by Sidney Olcott and written by Gene Gauntier (who also plays the Virgin Mary), the movie was actually shot on location... Read full article


Watch: From the Manger to the Cross (1912) (2)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Oct 3, 2012 From Pretty Clever Films

We’re going heavy with today’s screener. From the Manager to the Cross, or Jesus of Nazareth, was released on October 3, 1912, making it exactly 100 years old. Directed by Sidney Olcott and written by Gene Gauntier (who also plays the Virgin Mary), the movie was actually shot on location... Read full article


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Gene Gauntier later claimed that she was recovering from sunstroke on the broiling locations when the idea for the film came to her.
The costumes were based on an 1894 watercolor exhibition by James Joseph Jacques Tissot, entitled "Vie de Notre Seigneur, Jesus Christ."
Gene Gauntier and Jack J. Clark were married in Palestine during filming.
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National Film Registry

From the Manger to the Cross

Released 1912
Inducted 1998
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