Israel is in uproar over the additional taxes that the Roman Emperor is afflicting the Jews with - none more so that the Zealots, expounders of the Holy Torah. They long for a king to rescue the nation from oppression, and at first the headstrong Joel is convinced that he has found him in Jesus, who is being proclaimed Messiah (Savior). At the cost of his own happiness with beautiful Tamar, he ventures forth to meet this holy man - but he encounters a Messiah of peace instead of war. Along with a dissenting disciple called Judas, Joel still believes that the Zealots can crown Jesus of Nazareth a conquering King.

Starring:

Albert Dekker, Anthony Marlowe, Belle Mitchell, D'Arcy Corrigan, Earl Gunn, Evelyn Selbie, George Rosener, Harold Minjir, Ian Wolfe, Irving Pichel, John Abbott, John Beal, John Merton, Lester Sharpe, Lloyd Corrigan, Marjorie Cooley, Maurice Moscovitch, Max Davidson, Olaf Hytten, Perry Ivins, Rose Plumer, Stanley Price, Warren McCollum

Genre:

Drama