Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

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Reason:Violence

Plot

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.

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Clip Jesus Christ Is Crucified | Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) | TCM

Cast

Ted NeeleyJesus Christ

Carl AndersonJudas Iscariot

Yvonne EllimanMary Magdalene

Barry DennenPontius Pilate

Bob BinghamCaiaphas

Larry MarshallSimon Zealotes

Ronald NeameKing Herod

Paul ThomasPeter

Marcia McBroomWoman

Writers and directors

Norman JewisonDirectorf. 1926

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Andres Gomez ★ 8.0/10

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…29. Mar 2016

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CinemaSerf ★ 6.0/10

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 ti…2. Apr 2023

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