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.
Ted Neeley
as Jesus Christ
Carl Anderson
as Judas Iscariot
Yvonne Elliman
as Mary Magdalene
Barry Dennen
as Pontius Pilate
Bob Bingham
as Caiaphas
Larry Marshall
as Simon Zealotes
Josh Mostel
as King Herod
Kurt Yaghjian
as Annas
Paul Thomas
as Peter
Pi Douglass
as Apostle
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...