Jesus Christ Superstar

1973 108 min ★ 7.1 Drama, History

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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Cast

Ted Neeley

Jesus Christ

Carl Anderson

Judas Iscariot

Yvonne Elliman

Mary Magdalene

Barry Dennen

Pontius Pilate

Bob Bingham

Caiaphas

Larry Marshall

Simon Zealotes

Josh Mostel

King Herod

Kurt Yaghjian

Annas

Paul Thomas

Peter

Pi Douglass

Apostle

Details

Director

Norman Jewison

Screenplay

Melvyn Bragg

Tagline

"And now the film…"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$24,593,103

Production

Universal Pictures

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

March 29, 2016

★ 8/10

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 quite a whimp. In any case, a very interesting adaptation of a musical which deserves to be watched at least once.

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CinemaSerf

April 2, 2023

★ 6/10

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 title role and ably aided by a very much on form Carl Anderson (Judas) and Yvonne Elliman (Mary Magdalene) reimagines the stage performances that take us from modern day through the ages to the lifetime...