Looking for Jesus
1982, Italian. Directed by Luigi Comencini.
An average Joe becomes the poster boy for a book about Jesus due to his Christ-like appearance, but his meek and good-hearted nature ends up clashing with the publisher's earthly-minded motives.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Luigi ComenciniDirector
- Beppe GrilloGiovanni
- Maria SchneiderFrancesca
- Fernando ReyDon Filippo
- Alexandra StewartMadre di Francesca
- Ornella PompeiAngelina
- Giuseppe CedernaMimo
- Daniele MansiIvan
- Néstor GarayDon Gaetano
- Memè PerliniDon Gerardo
- Elvira CoppolaSuora inglese
- Roberto Della CasaCarabiniere
- Attilio DottesioFalegname
Details
- Released
- 3 March 1982
- Original title
- Cercasi Gesù
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Massimo Patrizi, Luigi Comencini, Antonio Ricci
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Looking for Jesus runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Which OTT platform is Looking for Jesus on?
Looking for Jesus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 March 1982. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Looking for Jesus?
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Who directed Looking for Jesus?
Looking for Jesus (1982) was directed by Luigi Comencini and stars Beppe Grillo, Maria Schneider, Fernando Rey.