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Countdown to Calvary

Countdown to Calvary

The Story of the Last Six Days of Jesus' Life

2018•53m•8.0/10
Documentary

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🎬TMDb
8.0/10(2)

Hugh Bonneville reveals how a perfect storm of political intrigue, power struggles and clashing religious passions combined, in a single week, to cause the event that changed the world: the killing of Jesus.

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RTÉ, ARTE

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Self

Helen Bond

Self

Paula Fredriksen

Self

Amos Oz

Self

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