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The Apocalypse

  • TV Movie
  • 2002
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.2K
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Richard Harris in The Apocalypse (2002)
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It is 90 A.D., and the Roman Empire is being run by the Emperor Domitian, who has declared himself to be God, and ruler over heaven and Earth. The Christians, who do not recognize his divini... Read allIt is 90 A.D., and the Roman Empire is being run by the Emperor Domitian, who has declared himself to be God, and ruler over heaven and Earth. The Christians, who do not recognize his divinity, are a thorn in his side, and he is having them cruelly persecuted. The small village i... Read allIt is 90 A.D., and the Roman Empire is being run by the Emperor Domitian, who has declared himself to be God, and ruler over heaven and Earth. The Christians, who do not recognize his divinity, are a thorn in his side, and he is having them cruelly persecuted. The small village in Asia Minor, to which the aged apostle John has withdrawn, is also attacked by Roman sold... Read all

  • Director
    • Raffaele Mertes
  • Writers
    • Gianmario Pagano
    • Raffaele Mertes
    • Francesco Contaldo
  • Stars
    • Richard Harris
    • Vittoria Belvedere
    • Benjamin Sadler
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    6.2/10
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    • Director
      • Raffaele Mertes
    • Writers
      • Gianmario Pagano
      • Raffaele Mertes
      • Francesco Contaldo
    • Stars
      • Richard Harris
      • Vittoria Belvedere
      • Benjamin Sadler
    • 17User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Richard Harris
    Richard Harris
    • Giovanni
    Vittoria Belvedere
    Vittoria Belvedere
    • Irene
    Benjamin Sadler
    Benjamin Sadler
    • Valerio
    Christian Kohlund
    • Quinto
    Erol Sander
    Erol Sander
    • Ionico
    Ian Duncan
    Ian Duncan
    • Demetrio
    Bruce Payne
    Bruce Payne
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    Alessandro Bertolucci
    Alessandro Bertolucci
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    Walter Nudo
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    Constantine Gregory
    Constantine Gregory
    • Corvo
    Luca Ward
    Luca Ward
    • Eracle
    Matt Patresi
    Matt Patresi
    • Titone
    Loris Loddi
    Loris Loddi
    • Guardia
    Massimiliano Pazzaglia
    • Silvano
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • Johanan
    • (as Aaron Johnson)
    Alex McSweeney
    • Lucio
    • (as Alex Mc Sweeney)
    Stefania Rivi
    • Sposa
    Carlo Greco
    • Senatore
    • Director
      • Raffaele Mertes
    • Writers
      • Gianmario Pagano
      • Raffaele Mertes
      • Francesco Contaldo
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    6ma-cortes

    Saint John mini-biography regarding his existence in Patmos island where he wrote down Apocalypse book

    It is 90 A. C. , world is mostly governed by the Roman Empire and its nasty emperor Domician (Bruce Payne). As the ruthless Domician praclaims himself only emperor of Heaven and Earth, carrying out a cruel pursuit against the Christians. Elderly John the Evangelist (Richard Harris) has withdrawn at a small village in Asia Minor, but it is attacked by the Romans who exact a bloody massacre. But John is only person to getaway, and he goes to Patmos island . Christians of Asia Minor think of John is dead and everyone is deeply worried about being chased by Emperor troops. As the kind Christians are eally chased and subsequently locked at a mines camp to work as slaves and tyrannically ruled by a corrupt Roman official named Corvus . Being extremely pursued, the Cristians and their religion can no longer exist. Then, the young girl Irene) Vittoria Belvedere) , believes John is still alive, in spite being held captive by the Romans . Irene is in love for a good-looking young called Valerius (Benjamin Sadler), who is really a Roman officer sent by Emperor Domician to Island of Patmos to find out if Apostle is still alive. While John has deep vision about weird happenings, as he saw as God sat on a throne and on the right hand has a book that was sealed with seven seals, being surrounded by some beasts-alike, the first was like a lion, the second beast as a calf, the third one has a face like a man, the fourth as a flying eagle .As he has vision of a final Apocalypse.

    Religious an epic movie dealing about historical events concerning San Giovanni or St. John, regarding his hard existence in Patmos , where he was confined for 15 years, there he wrote down the Apocalypse Book, also called Book of Revelations that belongs to last book of the Bible . It depelops his life at the island of Patmos, where he received divine orders to write down the book of Apocalyse. There he wrote down this famous Bible book in which he described a peculiar vision of heaven with strange voices, thunderings, lightning, besides he prophetized world destruction, a complete apocalypse, it is shown by means of below average special effects and old visual effects . It is set during the rule of the Emperor Domician of the dynasty Flavia formed by Vespasian, Tito and Domician, and following dynasty Antoninos. Stars the veteran Richard Harris in one of his last films, he gives a decent acting but he is really aged. In fact, the film is well dedicated to this wonderful actor. Richard Harris is well accompanied by a good plethora of mostly Italian actors, such as : Vittoria Beldevere as the beautiful Irene, Benjamin Sadller as an undercover Roman officer named Valerius, Christian Kohlund as his father, Paolo Villaggio, Ian Duncan, Luca Ward, Loris Loddi, brief acting by Aaron Taylor Johnson, Bruce Payne as the cruel emperor Domician, among others.

    It contains an evocative and colorful cinematography by series' usual, Giovanni Galasso. As well as sensitive and spiritual musical score by ordinary Marco Frisina in Ennio Morricone style. The motion picture was uneven but professionally directed by Raffaele Mertes in his customary style. He made other Biblical episodes as Apostle Thomas, Judas Iscariot, Mary Magdalene, Joseph of Nazareth. Furthermore, Raffaele Mertes photographed these popular series about Biblic roles, such as : The Bible David, Jeremiah, Jesus, Salomon, Joseph, Samson and Dalilah, among others. Ratig : 6/10, acceptable and passable Biblical story that will appeal to religious people.
    6Uriah43

    A Very Fine Performance by Richard Harris

    While banished to the island of Patmos, "St. John" (played by Richard Harris) receives visions from the Lord which results in his writing the "Book of Revelation". However, this is not a movie about "the Apocalypse". Rather, this film is more about his life on Patmos and his visions than anything else. I say this for several reasons. First, the event called "the Apocalypse" isn't constrained to just the "Book of Revelation". The fact is that much of what we know about this subject also comes from the "Book of Daniel" and the "Gospel of Matthew" along with various passages from other books in the Bible as well. Because of this, there were many passages about the Apocalypse which were left out of the film. Along with that, those passages that were included weren't explained well at all. Further, like so many other Biblical movies, there are some non-Biblical elements thrown in for dramatic effect. In this particular case it involves a beautiful Christian woman named "Irene" (Vittoria Belvedere) and a Roman spy by the name of "Valerius" (Benjamin Sadler). So basically, if you're looking for a film about the Apocalypse then it might be better to look elsewhere. However, thanks to a very fine performance by Richard Harris, this movie is still somewhat enjoyable all the same and can safely be recommended to anybody of any faith. That said, I rate it as slightly above average.
    7Wuchakk

    Ambitious TV film about the elderly apostle John and his visions in Revelation

    RELEASED TO TV IN 2000 and directed by Raffaele Mertes, "The Apocalypse" chronicles events during the reign of Roman Emperor Domitian (Bruce Payne) circa 90 AD when the elderly apostle John (Richard Harris) is imprisoned on the island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea (off the coast of modern day Turkey). John experiences strange visions, as detailed in the book of Revelation. Christian Kohlund plays a formidable Roman commander ordered to kill Christians in Asia Minor while Vittoria Belvedere plays a devout believer in love with a duplicitous man who is sent to the penal colony on Patmos as a Roman spy (Benjamin Sadler).

    Any film that attempts to tackle the biblical book of Revelation is ambitious, to say the least, and "The Apocalypse" should be respected for this, particularly since it's a surprisingly quality period movie, which doesn't forget to be entertaining while conveying worthy mind/spirit food. Being made in 1999 and limited by a TV budget, I was expecting lousy sets, costuming, locations and, especially, bad CGI effects. But, thankfully, the movie delivers in all these areas. The F/X hold up surprisingly well, all things considered, and they helped me better visualize John's visions in Revelation, which heretofore I had only 'seen' in my mind. Speaking of which, to appreciate this movie it helps to be a little familiar with the book of Revelation, otherwise you might be lost, especially since the movie's plot is a tad convoluted.

    Interestingly, in one of his apocalyptic visions John sees the twin towers of the World Trade Center burning, which of course came to pass in real life a mere year after the film's initial release!

    THE MOVIE RUNS 96 minutes and was shot (at least in part) in Morocco (I can't find any other info on the locations). WRITER: Francesco Contaldo.

    GRADE: B
    8meredithdevoe

    Worthwhile and moving

    Richard Harris's moving performance is the centerpiece of this film, in which members of the early church, struggling for faith and reassurance in the face of violent persecution, are searching for John the Beloved, last of the living apostles, who is "hiding in plain sight" on the prison island of Patmos. However, don't ignore some very good performances by several of the others. The visions of John are depicted judiciously, considering the CGI available in 2000 and the budget (that is, they don't scream "made-for-TV"); the montages do not try to show every detail but give a general idea of the visions. To watch this is a good adjunct to reading Revelation, to remind one that these fantastic visions came to a real person in a very chaotic time.
    8conleyfamily-78082

    Excellent movie

    Evocative rendition of John's visions that doesn't shove a particular interpretation down your throat ala "Left Behind." More likely to provoke worship than to scratch your theological itches. Which is why I liked it.

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      St. John/Teophilus: Do not be afraid of the truth, if you don't want to be a slave.

      Valerius: The truth will kill you!

      St. John/Teophilus: It will set you free.

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 2002 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Germany
      • France
      • United States
      • Czech Republic
      • Netherlands
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Bible Collection: The Apocalypse
    • Production companies
      • RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
      • Lux Vide
      • Lube
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      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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