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''Journey to Jerusalem'' is a 1940 play by Maxwell Anderson about a trip made to Jerusalem by the Holy Family when Christ was twelve years old. In the play, Anderson parallels ancient Biblical events with the rise of Adolf Hitler, embodied in the play by Herod Antipas. Jesus slowly realizes from a fictitious New Testament prophet what his destiny as the Messiah will be. The play featured Arlene Francis as the Virgin Mary (here called Miriam) and future screen director Sidney Lumet in an early acting appearance at age 15 as Jesus (here called Jeshua). Karl Malden also had an early role in the play, as a Centurion. 〔(Internet Broadway Database: Journey to Jerusalem Production Credits )〕 Although the play was acclaimed,〔(New Play in Manhattan - TIME )〕 it had an extremely brief run and was not a box-office success. It was, however, filmed by a NY based company THEATRE ON FILM Inc and released as a 90 minute 16mmm film in 1941 . This is probably the source of the film excerpts from the stage performance - labeled "a screen reproduction of the play" on a website.〔(BFI | Film & TV Database | JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM (1940) )〕 ==References== 〔 * Internet Broadway Database (http://www.ibdb.com) * Time Magazine (http://www.time.com) *British Film Institute (http://www.bfi.org.uk/) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Journey to Jerusalem」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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