Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 American made-for-television Biblical drama film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother. Plot Although not recorded in the New Testament, the film emphasizes Mary's importance in Jesus' life by suggesting that his parables were inspired by stories Mary told him in his childhood and portraying the resurrected Jesus appearing to Mary privately. The film closes with Mary suggesting that the disciples should start preaching about her son. Production The film stars Swedish actresses Pernilla August and Melinda Kinnaman as Mary, English actor David Threlfall as Joseph and British actor Christian Bale as Jesus. The film was produced by American Eunice Kennedy Shriver and aired on NBC. Cast Christian Bale as Jesus of Nazareth Toby Bailiff as Young Jesus Pernilla August as Mary of Nazareth Melinda Kinnaman as Young Mary David Threlfall as Joseph of Nazareth Simone Bendix as Mary Magdalene Robert Addie as Pontius Pilate John Shrapnel as Simon Edward Hardwicke as Zechariah Hywel Bennett as Herod Geraldine Chaplin as Elizabeth Michael Mears as John Mark Jax as Peter Anna Mathias as Anne Crispian Belfrage as James the Great Christopher Routh as John the Baptist Andrew Grainger as Barrabas John Light as Archangel Gabriel David Schofield as Micah Iván Darvas as Silas Christopher Lawford as Reuben Judy Cornwell as Innkeeper's Wife Lajos Balázsovits as Chamberlin Zoltán Gera as Astrologer #1 János Kulka as Melchior László Görög as Shepherd #2 See also List of American films of 1999 List of films shot in Budapest 1999 in American television References External links Film review in The New York Times 1999 drama films 1999 television films 1999 films Films based on the Gospels Films shot in Budapest NBC network original films Portrayals of Jesus in film Portrayals of the Virgin Mary in film Cultural depictions of John the Baptist Films directed by Kevin Connor Films scored by Ken Thorne Portrayals of Mary Magdalene in film Cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate Depictions of Herod the Great on film