Movie
Jesus Christ Superstar
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1973-08-15
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ted Neeley as Jesus Christ
- Carl Anderson as Judas Iscariot
- Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene
- Barry Dennen as Pontius Pilate
- Bob Bingham as Caiaphas
- Larry Marshall as Simon Zealotes
- Josh Mostel as King Herod
- Kurt Yaghjian as Annas
- Paul Thomas as Peter
- Pi Douglass as Apostle
- Robert LuPone as Apostle James
- Jonathan Wynne as Apostle
Crew
- Norman Jewison - Director
- Norman Jewison - Screenplay
- Melvyn Bragg - Screenplay
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