Silent Witness

Author(s): 
David W. Rolfe (producer)
ISBN: 
817531010701
Publisher: 
Ignatius Press
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Review: 

This documentary video presents rather compelling evidence, from diverse fields of science, that the Shroud of Turin is the authentic burial cloth of Christ. Scientists and doctors also explain the sufferings of Jesus based on the evidence present on the cloth in conjunction with other historical data. Because some scenes from Christ's Passion are dramatized, the movie may prove too intense for very young, innocent children. It would be more suitable for older grade school and high school ages.

This movie has been around for quite awhile - I remember first seeing it in 4th or 5th grade when it was shown at our Church each year during Holy Week. I remember being quite impressed and fascinated with the details at that age. I recommend that parents preview the movie to determine suitability for their own children. It is excellent for Lent and Holy Week and a very moving film! Highly recommended.

Additional notes: 

The Shroud of Turin Expanded Edition DVD

Update from webmaster, March 2024: In 2017, Ignatius Press published The Shroud of Turin: New Expanded Edition, a collection of 4 films about the Shroud of Turin by British film producer David Rolfe. The Silent Witness, made in 1978, is the first. Also included are Shroud of Turin, made in 2008 for the BBC; Shroud, the Official Film of the 2010 Exposition of the Shroud in Turin; and A Grave Injustice, which investigates the flaws of the only carbon dating test to the done on the Shroud to date.

Total run time for the DVD is 200 minutes.

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First reviewed: 
4-19-01