This is one of the classic portrayal's of Jesus Christ and the message of hope He gave to us. Jeffery Hunter did a riveting portrayal (the best I think that has been done)of the person of Christ. The intensity and the sheer majestic quality, shows just how much the writers, producer, and everyone involved wanted to portray Jesus the man and Jesus the Son of God with the total commitment of bearing witness to who the Son of God was, and is. I have the original collectors soundtrack from 1961, complete with hardback book, and the newer version on the CD with the added 30 minutes taken directly from the original movie film master. The soundtrack so greatly enhanced the already magnificent movie. I never tire of watching this classic. I have watched it about 25 times, the sermon on the mount part over 50 times. What a delivery! Jeffery Hunter was a great actor and the only one that could pull off this portrayal of Jesus. Amen!