Movie
The Last Temptation of Christ
Overview
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-05-28
- Runtime
- 164 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films
- Country
- United States of America, Canada
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Willem Dafoe as Jesus
- Harvey Keitel as Judas
- Paul Greco as Zealot
- Steve Shill as Centurian
- Verna Bloom as Mary, Mother of Jesus
- Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene
- Roberts Blossom as Aged Master
- Barry Miller as Jeroboam
- Gary Basaraba as Andrew, Apostle
- Irvin Kershner as Zebedee
- Victor Argo as Peter, Apostle
- Michael Been as John, Apostle
Crew
- Martin Scorsese - Director
- Jay Cocks - Writer
- Paul Schrader - Screenplay
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