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Messiah (1999)

★ 8.02 votes ⏱ 1 h 57 min

Filmmaker William Klein takes on Handel’s Messiah and has created a concert film that mixes the sacred with the profane. Performed in its entirety, the oratorio provides a narrative of Christ’s nativity, passion and resurrection juxtaposed against images of absurdities and abuses against the human species across the world. The film reveals a wide array of worshippers from the Bodybuilders of Christ to the Lavender Light Gay and Lesbian Interracial Choir to the Dallas police choir.

Messiah is a 1999 movie. Genres: Documentary, Music. Directed by William Klein. Runtime: 117 minutes. Its average rating is 8.0 out of 10, from 2 votes.

Release dateDecember 17, 1999
Runtime1 h 57 min
DirectorWilliam Klein
Original languageEN

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