Caleb, "son of nobody" (Enrico Montesano) lives in Galilee in Jesus' day and struggles as a thief and con-man, pretending to be a magician. When he witnesses Jesus turning water into wine, he thinks he's found a competitor. So Caleb goes on, convinced that Jesus is a fake just as he is, always trying to figure out his tricks. In the meantime, he gets involved with a prostitute (played by Edwige Fenech), but also with the wife of a Roman patrician (played by the equally alluring Bernadette Lafont), he steals a few goats and cons a few people, he befriends a lovable dog and gets in trouble with some Roman soldiers.
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Enrico Montesano
Caleb
Edwige Fenech
Debora
Bernadette Lafont
Appula
Claudio Cassinelli
Gesù
Enzo Robutti
Centurion
Daniele Vargas
Rufo
Sara Franchetti
Maddalena
Stefania D'Amario
Rachele, wife of Batuele
Jamil Joudi
Batuele
Zuzana Martinková
Marta
Anna Orso
Maria
Marcella Petrelli
Prostitute
Auretta Gay
Girl next to Rufus
Moncef Ben Yahia
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Director
Ottavio Jemma
Screenplay
Stefano Ubezio
Screenplay
Renato Ghiotto
Screenplay
Santino Spartà
Screenplay
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Novel
Tarak Ben Ammar
Executive Producer
Franco Desiato
Executive Producer
Fulvio Lucisano
Producer
Giancarlo Ferrando
Director of Photography
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Alberto Gallitti
Editor
Mario Carlini
Costume Design
Enrico Fiorentini
Production Design
