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Jesus Christ Superstar

Name: Jesus Christ Superstar
Director: Norman Jewison
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1973
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham

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.

1973 · Directed by Norman Jewison · 108 min · Drama · History · 14 frames

Tagline

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Crew

Screenplay: Melvyn Bragg, Norman Jewison
Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe
Edited by: Antony Gibbs
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Production design: Richard Macdonald
Produced by: Norman Jewison, Robert Stigwood

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

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Universal Pictures
Budget: $3,500,000
Box office: $24,593,103
Themes: dance, israel, christianity, crucifixion, musical, judas, religion, rock opera, jesus christ, non-traditional casting

More by Norman Jewison

The Hurricane — 1999
In the Heat of the Night — 1967
Rollerball — 1975
...And Justice for All — 1979
Moonstruck — 1987
Agnes of God — 1985
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! — 1966
The Cincinnati Kid — 1965
Only You — 1994
The Thomas Crown Affair — 1968

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