Jesus Christ Superstar

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.

Cast

Ted Neeley

Ted Neeley

as Jesus Christ

Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson

as Judas Iscariot

Yvonne Elliman

Yvonne Elliman

as Mary Magdalene

Barry Dennen

Barry Dennen

as Pontius Pilate

Bob Bingham

Bob Bingham

as Caiaphas

Larry Marshall

Larry Marshall

as Simon Zealotes

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

as King Herod

Kurt Yaghjian

Kurt Yaghjian

as Annas

Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas

as Peter

Pi Douglass

Pi Douglass

as Apostle

Reviews

Andres Gomez

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 watc...

CinemaSerf

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 Magdal...

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