Drama · United States of America · 1988 · 2h 44m

The Last Temptation of Christ

Director

Cast

Willem Dafoe as Jesus Harvey Keitel as Judas Paul Greco as Zealot Steve Shill as Centurian Verna Bloom as Mary, Mother of Jesus Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene

Crew

Michael Ballhaus — Director of Photography Thelma Schoonmaker — Editor Peter Gabriel — Original Music Composer Paul Schrader — Screenplay Jay Cocks — Writer Nikos Kazantzakis — Novel

Synopsis

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.

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