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Apocalypse or The Apocalypse (known in Australia as Revelation, the original title is San Giovanni – L'apocalisse)[1] is a biblical telefilm produced for European television[2] released in 2002 starring Richard Harris (in one of his final film roles)[3] and co-starring Bruce Payne.
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Written by | Francesco Contaldo and Gianmario Pagano |
Directed by | Raffaele Mertes |
Starring | Richard Harris Bruce Payne |
Country of origin | France Germany Italy United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | 2002 |
The film is set in 90 AD and concerns Jesus Christ's last surviving apostle, John, and his writings and visions from the Apocalypse of John. Emperor Domitian declares himself to be God and ruler over heaven and earth. The Christians do not recognize his divinity and face persecution from the God-Emperor. John has been banished to the island of Patmos, a Roman mining penal colony, with many others. The film follows Victorinus of Pettau's descriptions of the harsh conditions that John endured working in the mines on the island of Patmos.[4] He writes out messages of his visions and sends the "Revelation of God" to the seven churches of Greek Asia Minor. The Christian church in Ephesus sends Irene to make sure John is alive and to confer with him in person. The movie depicts scenes from the Book of Revelation and links them to events happening to the church in Asia.
The movie Apocalypse includes these historical events:
Apocalypse events mentioned in early Christian literature:
Eusebius, in Ecclesiastical History 3:18–20 [5]
The TV movie was the last of the many movies based on Bible stories produced by Lux Vide.[6] The films that Lux Vide had produced prior to it included Genesis: The Creation and the Flood, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Samson and Delilah, David, Solomon, Jeremiah, Esther and Jesus.[7]
The TV movie received mixed reviews. Luisa Sandrone of Famiglia Cristiana wrote that Harris gave a "masterful performance" in the film.[8] Marcus Jäntsch of peplumania.com gave the film 3 out of 5 stars.[9] Peter T. Chattaway of patheos.com gave the film 2 out of 4 stars.[10]
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