I played the role of Andrew the Apostle in this movie. I'd just like to say how amazing Johnny Cash was as the producer, and often times the director. Bob Elfrstrom played Jesus, and also directed, but mostly Johnny gave us direction in each scene.
We, the ones acting as the Apostles, walked behind Bob, our Jesus, in Jericho, and in every shot that Johnny and Bob found for us. June Carter was there as Johnny's confident and constant companion
I know many critics hated this movie. They didn't like Johnny's pick for Jesus, they thought our Judas was too type cast. But had they been there, they would have seen Johnny's amazing passion and his kindness.
We actors worked 12 hours a day on the set. We helped carry props, we helped push trucks out of the sand and set up scenes. And Johnny took care of us. He invited us to Thanksgiving dinner, and to a final wrap up party in Tiberias. At the end, I think the bad acting is our fault, but none of us were actors. We were a bunch of travelers he found in Jerusalem, and he made it work.
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We, the ones acting as the Apostles, walked behind Bob, our Jesus, in Jericho, and in every shot that Johnny and Bob found for us. June Carter was there as Johnny's confident and constant companion
I know many critics hated this movie. They didn't like Johnny's pick for Jesus, they thought our Judas was too type cast. But had they been there, they would have seen Johnny's amazing passion and his kindness.
We actors worked 12 hours a day on the set. We helped carry props, we helped push trucks out of the sand and set up scenes. And Johnny took care of us. He invited us to Thanksgiving dinner, and to a final wrap up party in Tiberias. At the end, I think the bad acting is our fault, but none of us were actors. We were a bunch of travelers he found in Jerusalem, and he made it work.
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