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Jesus Christ Superstar

- And now the film…

As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his own hype, forgetting the principles of his teachings and growing too close to the prostitute Mary Magdalene.

Release Date : 1973-08-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ted Neeley

Character Name : Jesus Christ

Original Name : Ted Neeley

Gender : Male

Carl Anderson

Character Name : Judas Iscariot

Original Name : Carl Anderson

Gender : Male

Yvonne Elliman

Character Name : Mary Magdalene

Original Name : Yvonne Elliman

Gender : Female

Barry Dennen

Character Name : Pontius Pilate

Original Name : Barry Dennen

Gender : Male

Bob Bingham

Character Name : Caiaphas

Original Name : Bob Bingham

Gender : Male

Larry Marshall

Character Name : Simon Zealotes

Original Name : Larry Marshall

Gender : Male

Josh Mostel

Character Name : King Herod

Original Name : Josh Mostel

Gender : Male

Kurt Yaghjian

Character Name : Annas

Original Name : Kurt Yaghjian

Gender : Male

Paul Thomas

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Paul Thomas

Gender : Male

Pi Douglass

Character Name : Apostle

Original Name : Pi Douglass

Gender : Male

Robert LuPone

Character Name : Apostle James

Original Name : Robert LuPone

Gender : Male

Jonathan Wynne

Character Name : Apostle

Original Name : Jonathan Wynne

Gender : Male

Thommie Walsh

Character Name : Apostle Thaddeus

Original Name : Thommie Walsh

Gender : Male

Richard Molinare

Character Name : Apostle Andrew

Original Name : Richard Molinare

Gender : Male

David Devir

Character Name : Apostle

Original Name : David Devir

Gender : Male

Jeff Hyslop

Character Name : Apostle

Original Name : Jeff Hyslop

Gender : Male

Richard Orbach

Character Name : Apostle John

Original Name : Richard Orbach

Gender : Male

Shooki Wagner

Character Name : Apostle

Original Name : Shooki Wagner

Gender : Male

Darcel Wynne

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Darcel Wynne

Gender : Male

Marcia McBroom

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Marcia McBroom

Gender : Female

Sally Neal

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Sally Neal

Gender : Male

Leeyan Granger

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Leeyan Granger

Gender : Male

Vera Biloshisky

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Vera Biloshisky

Gender : Male

Kate Wright

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Kate Wright

Gender : Female

Wendy Maltby

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Wendy Maltby

Gender : Male

Denise Pence

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Denise Pence

Gender : Male

Baayork Lee

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Baayork Lee

Gender : Female

Wyetta Turner

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Wyetta Turner

Gender : Male

Susie Allanson

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Susie Allanson

Gender : Male

Tamar Zafria

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Tamar Zafria

Gender : Male

Ellen Hoffman

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Ellen Hoffman

Gender : Male

Riki Oren

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Riki Oren

Gender : Male

Judith Daby

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Judith Daby

Gender : Male

Lea Kestin

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Lea Kestin

Gender : Male

Adaya Pilo

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Adaya Pilo

Gender : Male

Zvulun Cohen

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Zvulun Cohen

Gender : Male

Amity Razi

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Amity Razi

Gender : Male

Meir Israel

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Meir Israel

Gender : Male

Avi Ben-Haim

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Avi Ben-Haim

Gender : Male

Itzhak Sidranski

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Itzhak Sidranski

Gender : Male

Haim Bashi

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Haim Bashi

Gender : Male

David Rejwan

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : David Rejwan

Gender : Male

David Duack

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : David Duack

Gender : Male

Steve Boockvor

Character Name : Roman Soldier

Original Name : Steve Boockvor

Gender : Male

Cliff Michaelevski

Character Name : Roman Soldier

Original Name : Cliff Michaelevski

Gender : Male

Peter Luria

Character Name : Roman Soldier

Original Name : Peter Luria

Gender : Male

Tom Guest

Character Name : Roman Soldier

Original Name : Tom Guest

Gender : Male

David Barkan

Character Name : Roman Soldier

Original Name : David Barkan

Gender : Male

Stephen Denenberg

Character Name : Roman Soldier

Original Name : Stephen Denenberg

Gender : Male

Danny Basevitch

Character Name : Roman Soldier

Original Name : Danny Basevitch

Gender : Male

Didi Liekov

Character Name : Roman Soldier

Original Name : Didi Liekov

Gender : Male

Doron Gaash

Character Name : Temple Guard

Original Name : Doron Gaash

Gender : Male

Zvi Lehat

Character Name : Temple Guard

Original Name : Zvi Lehat

Gender : Male

Noam Cohen

Character Name : Temple Guard

Original Name : Noam Cohen

Gender : Male

Moshe Uziel

Character Name : Temple Guard

Original Name : Moshe Uziel

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

Risky adaptation of a great musical with catchy songs. Carl Anderson performs a great Judas. Some of the other actors are quite good too, like Barry Dennen as Pontius Pilate but Ted Neeley as Jesus is quite a whimp. In any case, a very interesting adaptation of a musical which deserves to be watched at least once.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-04-02

Norman Jewison shipped everyone to Israel to help give this adaptation of the Lloyd Webber/Rice hit rock opera as much authenticity as possible for the big screen. Ted Neeley dons the robes for the title role and ably aided by a very much on form Carl Anderson (Judas) and Yvonne Elliman (Mary Magdalene) reimagines the stage performances that take us from modern day through the ages to the lifetime of Christ. Neeley certainly has that established look to him, but I actually found him rather underwhelming (it doesn't help that his are certainly not the best numbers). As the story gathers momentum the other two very much come into their own leading an ensemble cast that mixes historical and contemporary styles of music and dance, language and imagery to try to modernise (1970s style) this provocative story. Josh Mostel turns in quite a fun routine as the slightly camp King Herod, and Barry Dennen likewise as the conflicted governor Pilate but for me the whole thing really belongs to Anderson's traitor. The settings serve it well, Douglas Slocombe knows well how to use the ancient monuments and some modern lighting to deliver that extra layer to differentiate it from the stage performance - which, at times, this all too closely resembles. Groundbreaking it certainly was, but time hasn't been especially kind to it and fifty years on it almost comes across as much of a parody as "Life of Brian" (1979). Still, "I Don't Know How to Love Him", "Everything's Alright", "Heaven on their Minds" and the powerful "Gethsemane" offer robust lyrics for the unfolding story of the last few days of Jesus. I did enjoy this on stage, but this film not so much...