The only biblical epic I would consider returning to - it's really an incredible feat in cinematography [love that Ultra Panavision 70] & Sydow makes an interesting portrayal of Jesus.

The cinematography is striking, but the film collapses under it's own scope in the final third, leaving a rather dry crucifixion sequence capped by a hilarious John Wayne appearance.

Long pompous religious epics are almost always a mistake, and this one is no exception.