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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Drama · 2h 44m
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.
Cast
Willem Dafoe
Jesus
Harvey Keitel
Judas
Paul Greco
Zealot
Steve Shill
Centurian
David Bowie
Pontius Pilatus
Verna Bloom
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Barbara Hershey
Mary Magdalene
Roberts Blossom
Aged Master
Barry Miller
Jeroboam
Gary Basaraba
Andrew, Apostle
Irvin Kershner
Zebedee
Victor Argo
Peter, Apostle
Crew
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Screenplay
- Paul Schrader
- Novel
- Nikos Kazantzakis
- Director of Photography
- Michael Ballhaus
- Original Music Composer
- Peter Gabriel
- Editor
- Thelma Schoonmaker
- Producer
- Barbara De Fina
Details
- Release date
- 1988-05-28
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Canada
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films, Testament Productions
- Budget
- $7,000,000
- Box office
- $33,773,585