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I bought this movie at Dollar Tree on a DVD titled "Stories of Jesus." It contains this movie on one side and "The Power of the Resurrection" (which I am reviewing separately for this page) on the other side.

"I Beheld His Glory" is narrated by a Roman centurion named Cornelius (played by George Macready) who was sent by the Apostle Thomas (Charles Charlesworth) to tell a group of men about Jesus (Robert Wilson). The men have heard rumors about Jesus but have only a vague knowledge of him.

Cornelius tells the story of Jesus from his arrival in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to His appearance to His apostles after His resurrection. Among the other events portrayed in the movie are the Last Supper, Jesus' arrest, His trial, His crucifixion and His first recorded post-resurrection appearance, to Mary Magdalene (Virginia Wave). And the Bible is quoted directly on many occasions throughout.

The movie is generally well acted and effective. But it is not without flaws. The movie is limited by its low budget and its crucifixion scene is visually embarrassing. The sky looks extremely fake, like a backdrop of a high school play. And that scene is almost completely bloodless. Having studied the act of crucifixion - not merely the crucifixion of Jesus - and having seen "The Passion of the Christ," I think a scene such as this partly detracts from the sacrifice that Jesus made for us all. In addition, this movie completely ignores the horrific flogging that Jesus received immediately before being nailed to the cross. That was covered in extreme detail in "Passion." However, the crucifixion scene in "I Beheld His Glory" still has its strong points. It contains many of Jesus' most important quotes, including His assurance of salvation to the thief who was being simultaneously executed on an adjacent cross.

And from a technical standpoint, the movie is of adequate quality for its age and its transfer to DVD is solid.

In conclusion, this is not a definitive Jesus movie but it is a very worthwhile testament of the Christian faith. And getting this plus "The Power of the Resurrection" - a movie similar in both content and quality - for just $1 is an outstanding value. I rate "I Beheld His Glory" 7/10.

This pretty much presents the same familiar story as HILL NUMBER ONE (1951), though shot in color – so, in fact, does the following film THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION (1958) – but it's told from the viewpoint of a Roman officer (George Macready). Curiously enough, Macready is actually not actively involved in any of the events on the way to Calvary and he catches the Christianity bug from his various conversations with the doubting Apostle Thomas! As if that wasn't enough of a handicap to one's involvement into the whole affair, the treatment is pretty stolid overall and easily emerges as the least rewarding of the four modest films made by various evangelical groups about Christ's Passion that I watched in quick succession.

All those who know this film, as also "Day of triumph" can see that is a spin-off from the "Living Christ series". The story speaks about a roman centurion named Cornelius who is maybe one of the rare gentiles who believed in Jesus. In this film we can see that the disciple Thomas is the first one of the 11 disciples who preaches about Christ and his coming out of the tomb. After Jesus is doubting Thomas, he meets we Cornelius on the stairs of the Upper room, but Cornelius doesn't know that this is The Son of God.When Jesus is asked about the taxes to the emperor, in front of him are Thomas and John, the beloved disciple (I beheld his glory).In "Living Christ series" we can also see these two disciples, but in the series they are played by different actors.