The Apocalypse (2000 film)

Apocalypse or The Apocalypse (known in Australia as Revelation, the original title is San Giovanni – L'apocalisse)[1] is a telefilm released in 2002 starring Richard Harris and Bruce Payne.

The Apocalypse
Written byFrancesco Contaldo and Raffaele Mertes
Directed byRaffaele Mertes
StarringRichard Harris
Bruce Payne
Country of originFrance
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
Original language(s)English
Production
Running time96 minutes
Release
Original release
  • 2002 (2002)

Plot

The film is set in 90 AD and concerns Jesus Christ's last surviving apostle, John, and his writings and visions from the Apocalypse of John. Emperor Domitian has declared himself to be God and ruler over heaven and earth. The Christians do not recognize his divinity and face persecution from the "god"-Emperor. John has been banished to the island of Patmos, a Roman mining penal colony, with many others. He writes out messages of his visions and sends the "Revelation of God" to the seven churches of Greek Asia Minor. The Christian church in Ephesus sends Irene to make sure John is alive and to confer with him in person. The movie depicts scenes from the Book of Revelation and links them to events happening to the church in Asia.

Biblical scenes portrayed
Revelation 1, Jesus among the Candlesticks
Revelation 4, The Throne Scene
Revelation 5, The Crisis of Sealed Scroll
Revelation 6, The Seals Opened and Related Events
Revelation 7, The Great Multitude
Revelation 8, The Trumpets
Revelation 12, The Woman, the Child and the Dragon
Revelation 21–22, A New Heaven & A New Earth, Jesus Returns

Historical events portrayed

The movie Apocalypse includes these historical events:

  1. The Life and Reign of Domitian with his proclamation of divine status and persecution of Christians.
  2. Patmos as a penal colony

Apocalypse events mentioned in early Christian literature:

Eusebius, in Ecclesiastical History 3:18–20 [2]

3:17 – Domitian conducted a reign of terror
3:18–1 – During this time, John was exiled to Patmos.
3:18–3 – Irenaeus wrote that John lived during the reign of Domitian.
3:20–10 – Domitian died and Nerva took over. Nerva tried to undo some of the results of Domitian's cruelty.
3:20 – John returned to Ephesus at this time.

Cast

Assistant costume designer = Stefano De Nardis

References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303668/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_dt#akas
  2. Eusebius Church History, Book III, Chapters 17–20 Accessed April 7, 2011
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