The Word

The Word

Was It a Holy Revelation or an Unholy Fraud?

NR1978•2h 0m•4.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.0/10(4)

A document is discovered that appears to be an ancient eyewitness account of the life of Jesus Christ. A public relations executive is hired to publicize this document as a new version of the Bible, but he finds himself enmeshed in controversy and intrigue.

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Production

Charles Fries Productions, Dick Berg-Stonehenge Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 12, 1978

Last Aired

November 15, 1978

Networks

CBS

Created By

Richard Berg, Robert L. Joseph

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Part I

Air date: 1978-11-12

E2

Part II

Air date: 1978-11-13

E3

Part III

Air date: 1978-11-14

E4

Part IV

Air date: 1978-11-15

Cast

David Janssen

David Janssen

Steve Randall

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

George Wheeler

Florinda Bolkan

Florinda Bolkan

Angela Monti

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Ogden Towery

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Naomi Dunn

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Cedric Plummer

John Huston

John Huston

Nathan Randall

John McEnery

John McEnery

Florian Knight

Ron Moody

Ron Moody

LeBrun

Diana Muldaur

Diana Muldaur

Claire Randall

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew

Tony Nicholson

Janice Rule

Janice Rule

Barbara Randall

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

Sarah Randall

Nicol Williamson

Nicol Williamson

Maertin de Vroome

David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd

Tom Carey

Laura Betti

Laura Betti

Maria

Bo Brundin

Bo Brundin

Heldering

Donald Moffat

Donald Moffat

Henri Aubert

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Abbot Petropolous

Catherine Burns

Catherine Burns

Lori Cook

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