“Zeffirelli Recalls Paul VI's Help With Jesus of Nazareth” ROME, 5 NOV. 2007 (ZENIT) A ZENIT DAILY DISPATCH: “Pope Paul VI personally thanked Franco Zeffirelli for his work…
Zeffirelli spoke of the moment when the Pope expressed his gratitude for the movie: ‘When Paul VI received me in a private audience after viewing the film in 1977, he thanked me and asked me what the Church could do for me.’ “
"Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth... In its international début held unprecedented UK audiences for a total of six hours on Palm Sunday and Easter Day". Quoted from: Independent Broadcasting Authority (1978). "Jesus of Nazareth". Annual Report and Accounts: 1977: 29. OCLC1789175.
"This six-hour film on ITV shown in two three-hour parts on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday". Quoted from: Martin, Linnette (21 April 1977). "Lion or Lamb?". Third Way. 1 (8): 29. ISSN0309-3492.
"Jesus of Nazareth". Media Decisions. 13 (1): 67. 1978. ISSN0025-6900.