The Word 45 years old

A document is discovered that appears to be an ancient eyewitness account of the life of Jesus Christ. A public relations executive is hired to publicize this document as a new version of the Bible, but he finds himself enmeshed in controversy and intrigue.

Credits

Geraldine Chaplin

Naomi Dunn

Jonathan Banks

Young LeBrun

Kate Mulgrew

Tony Nicholson

Florinda Bolkan

Angela Monti

James Whitmore

George Wheeler

Christopher Lloyd

Hans Bogardus

Cast

Name	Character
Geraldine Chaplin She was 34 , now 79 years old	as Naomi Dunn
Jonathan Banks He was 31 , now 77 years old	as Young LeBrun
Kate Mulgrew She was 23 , now 68 years old	as Tony Nicholson
Florinda Bolkan She was 37 , now 83 years old	as Angela Monti
James Whitmore He was 57 , 87 years old when he died	as George Wheeler
Christopher Lloyd He was 40 , now 85 years old	as Hans Bogardus
Martha Scott She was 66 , 90 years old when she died	as Sarah Randall
Nicol Williamson He was 42 , 75 years old when he died	as Maertin de Vroome
Hurd Hatfield He was 60 , 81 years old when he died	as Cedric Plummer
John Huston He was 72 , 81 years old when he died	as Nathan Randall
Eddie Albert He was 72 , 99 years old when he died	as Ogden Towery
David Janssen He was 47 , 48 years old when he died	as Steve Randall
John McEnery He was 35 , 75 years old when he died	as Florian Knight
Janice Rule She was 47 , 72 years old when she died	as Barbara Randall
Diana Muldaur She was 40 , now 85 years old	as Claire Randall
Ron Moody He was 54 , 91 years old when he died	as LeBrun

Crew

Name	Job title
Irving Wallace Writing He was 62 , 74 years old when he died	Writer
Robert L. Joseph Writing He was 55 , 79 years old when he died	Writer
Richard Lang Directing He was 10 , 8 years old when he died	Director
S.S. Schweitzer Writing	Writer
Richard Berg Writing He was 35 , 76 years old when he died	Writer

The Word (45 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1978-11-12
Runtime: [120] minutes
Number of Episodes: 4