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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- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Willem DafoeJesus
- Harvey KeitelJudas
- Paul GrecoZealot
- Steve ShillCenturian
- Verna BloomMary, Mother of Jesus
- Barbara HersheyMary Magdalene
- Roberts BlossomAged Master
- Barry MillerJeroboam
- Gary BasarabaAndrew, Apostle
- Irvin KershnerZebedee
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- Martin ScorseseDirector
- Paul SchraderScreenplay
- Jay CocksWriter
- Nikos KazantzakisNovel
- Michael BallhausDirector of Photography
- Peter GabrielOriginal Music Composer
- Thelma SchoonmakerEditor
- Barbara De FinaProducer
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