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| Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 15, 1973 |
Starring:
Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, Carl Anderson, Josh Mostel, Kurt Yaghjian, Larry Marshall, Paul Thomas, Pi Douglass, Ted Neeley, Yvonne Elliman
Summary:
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
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Despite the impressive desert locations and an array of tanks (to represent the ills of modern militarism), it's still staged like a student revue. Most notable moments are the garden of Gethsemane scene, where Jewison cuts in leering Pharisees and crucifixion details from Flemish masters to supremely kitschy effect, and the scene of Christ being flogged, shot in sadistic slow motion.
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