The last temptation of Christ [videorecording] / Universal Pictures and Cineplex Odeon Films ; screenplay by Paul Schrader ; produced by Barbara De Fina ; directed by Martin Scorsese.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Distributed by MCA Universal Home Video, Distributed by MCA Universal Home Video,
Based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. Analog track 1 contains audio commentary by Martin Scorsese and some of the cast. Analog track 2 contains the original film soundtrack in mono. Willem Dafoe (Jesus), Harvey Keitel (Judas), Barbara Hershey (Mary Magdalene), Harry Dean Stanton (Paul), David Bowie (Pontius Pilate).
Summary:
In this controversial movie, Jesus, as both fully human and fully divine, is viewed as free of sin but subject to all temptations, including sexual ones.
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