In the second half, an aged peter goes to rome to join paul, arriving on the day of pauls arrest. While not biblically accurate, st peter, is a beautiful movie, wellworth watching for omar sharifs, always impressive acting performance. It was originally released under the title of san pietro, but eventually came to other countries as st. Saint peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of jesus to his own. The last time they met on screen, omar sharif was a small dot riding out of a desert mirage to join peter otoole, the dashing and rebellious british army office te. Omar sharif stars as devoted disciple peter in director guilio bases tv movie entitled,st. Beautifully filmed with outstanding cinematography, and excellent acting from a strong cast, especially the spiritually rich performance by sharif. Oscarnominee omar sharif stars as devoted disciple peter in director guilio bases look at the tension that arose between the christians and. Omar sharif hears voices while playing apostle peter. Omar sharif was born michael shalhoub in alexandria, into a wealthy lebaneseegyptian catholic family. He often took his grandson along to racetracks, allowing him to bet small amounts in order to feel the excitement of having his horse win. He starred in two of the greatest cinematic productions in history. Omar sharif has stated that he has embraced the crusader idolatry, the posting said. Oscarnominee omar sharif stars as devoted disciple peter in director guilio bases look at the tension that arose between the christians and romans following the death and resurrection of jesus.
Peter, starring omar sharif the good thing about this movie is that it portrays the origin and growth of the primitive church in a manner that is credible and entertaining. The omar sharif and barbra streisand affair retroculturati. St peter role prompts death threat world news the guardian. Omar sharif, the egyptian actor who rode out of the desert in the 1962 screen epic lawrence of arabia into a glamorous if brief reign as an international star in films like doctor zhivago. As with most bible movies it is best to have your bible open so that you may know the. Peter seamus otoole born 2 august 1932 is an irish actor of stage and screen who achieved stardom in 1962 playing t. Full season and episodes free online streaming fast high quality legal movies and tv television shows. Sharifs recent experience playing peter has piqued great interest in many arenas. Saint peter omar sharif dvd christian movies fishflix.
Saint peter dvd movie starring omar sharif 3 hours 6 min. Peter, the leader of the apostles and first pope, filmed on location in europe. Omar sharif following the crucifixion and resurrection of jesus christ, the apostle peter begins to spread the teachings of jesus across all the lands. Following the movies release in 2005, omar shariff received death threats. Buy saint peter omar sharif dvd and find thousands of christian movies on sale at. Peter is another bible film from the seemingly inexhaustible lux vide who brought us the bible collection and stars sharif in. Omar, who died in 2015, was born in alexandria to a catholic father in 1932 and sent to a british school in egypt because he was fat. On a quiet, rainy day when im wanting some spiritual enrichment, i watch this tender, hopeful, touching movie. In 1955, omar elsharif converted to islam to marry egyptian actress faten hamama. While fleeing persecution in the eternal city, peter sees jesus walking toward him saying, peter, i am coming to rome, to be crucified again. Did you develop a friendship with peter otoole while filming. While initially fearing and doubting the power of christs message, peter becomes a dedicated follower and lives only to. Omar sharif starred in two of last years bible films the cinematically released one night with the king and the tv series ten commandments 2006 and ive just caught wind of a third sharif bible film released in march of this year although produced in 2005.
He is a crusader who is offending islam and muslims and receiving applause from the italian people. Sharif also published columns, books, and videos about the card game bridge. Omar sharif, daniele pecci, flavio insinna, claudia koll. Peter better than quo vadis in that it focuses more on the christian themes and messages.
I give you this advice, brothers, you must kill him. The films first half dramatizes the new testaments acts. Having been recently diagnosed with alzheimers disease he died of a heart attack aged eighty three in his home city of cairo. While making genghis khan sharif heard that lean was making an epic love story doctor zhivago 1965, an adaptation of boris pasternaks 1957 novel. The actor who plays the apostle paul has such a transformation after the conversion on the road to damascus that even looks physical, amazing. Lawrence of arabias omar sharif recalls friendship with peter otoole. After the resurrection of jesus christ, the apostle peter begins to spread jesus teachings across all the lands despite the force of the romans. Omar sharif, the egyptianborn actor who gained international fame for his roles in lawrence of arabia, doctor zhivago and funny girl, died in cairo on friday, july 10, 2015. Follow the inspirational path of the man who was granted the keys to the heavenly kingdomst. It is a part of the imperium series, which is a collection of 5 britishitalian movies featuring key events and character in roman empirical history. The film stars omar sharif as peter, and was originally released as san pietro. Faten hamama, the only woman he ever married, was his only true love.
Sharif loved horse races, casinos, and the nightlife. But omar sharif squandered his talent and died angry and alone. Folks, this is yet another jewel by italian radio tv rai, a 2005 production about the life of st. We proudly offer free shipping on thousands of our products. As the unwavering faith of the disciples makes them the target of persecution in the roman. Peter realizes he must follow christ to the end, and returns to rome to be crucified like his master. Peter as a man trying to do gods will even when he doesnt have all the answers. With omar sharif, daniele pecci, flavio insinna, claudia koll. Peter the persecution of christians 2005 official trailer watch on amazon.
Omar sharif celebrity profile check out the latest omar sharif photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. This movie was great it was a meaningful story from the bible and all of the actors were very sincere in their roles. Omar sharif squandered his talent and died angry and alone. He bathed in bubbly, outcaroused otoole, seduced hollywood costars galore and gambled away millions. Find films and movies featuring omar sharif on allmovie allmovie. Saint peter 2005 san pietro original title tv movie pg drama 24. Egyptian actor, omar sharif lawrence of arabia, doctor zhivago. The film stars omar sharif as peter, and was originally released as. Peter tv is a film directed by giulio base with omar sharif, daniele pecci, flavio insinna, claudia koll, year. Lean decided to cast him in the lead, as yuri zhivago, a poet and physician. Awardwinning actor omar sharif is peter, once a simple fisherman, who jesus chooses to be one of his twelve apostles. Peter dvd, 2007 omar sharif daniele pecci flavio insinna st. The films first half dramatizes the new testaments acts early fear, the renewal of pentecost.
Peter originally premiered on television in italy in 2005 and starred omar sharif as the title character, st. Omar sharif has the same dewy emotion coming from his eyes that he did in dr zhivago when he looked out that broken window calling for lara, he did an incredible job as st. Oscarnominee omar sharif stars as devoted disciple peter in director guilio bases look at the tension that arose between the christians and romans following the death and resurrection of jesus christ. A message on a website linked to alqaida has threatened death to the veteran egyptian actor omar sharif after he played st peter in an italian tv film. Saint peter tells the epic story about the key event in european and world history, the spread of christianity throughout the roman empire, focusing on the leader of. Lawrence of arabias omar sharif recalls friendship with. While initially fearing and doubting the power of christs message, peter becomes a dedicated follower and lives only to spread the message of the christians across the land. Peter a look at the tension that arose between the christians and romans following the death and resurrection of. Peter follow the inspirational path of the man who was granted the keys to the heavenly kingdomst. Peter, once a simple fisherman, who jesus chooses to be one of his twelve apostles. Peter dvd, 2007 omar sharif daniele pecci flavio insinna. Remembering omar sharif this week saw the sad loss of one of cinemas most charismatic actors, omar sharif.
Saint peter 2005 san pietro original title tv movie pg drama 24 october 2005 italy saint peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of jesus to his own. This movie has some major adaptations that make it not to be faithful to what. Movie info oscarnominee omar sharif stars as devoted disciple peter in director guilio bases look at the tension that arose between the christians and romans following the death and resurrection. Omar sharif has stated that he has embraced the crusader idolatry. His comments about his role in san pietro provoked the following post on the website. Saint peter dvd legendary actor omar sharif gives a deeply moving, authentic portrayal in this epic film about st. Saint peter is a 2005 italian televisionfilm about the life and work of saint peter. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.