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Overview

User Rating:
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Writer:
Pier Paolo Pasolini (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 October 1964 (Italy) more
Plot:
The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
King Of Kings Tops Jesus Film Poll
 (From WENN. 12 April 2009, 4:05 PM, PDT)

"The Pope's Oscars"
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 February 1999)

User Comments:
Possibly the best movie ever made about Jesus more

Cast

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Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Pier Paolo Pasolini  writer

Produced by
Alfredo Bini .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Tonino Delli Colli 
 
Film Editing by
Nino Baragli 
 
Production Design by
Luigi Scaccianoce 
 
Set Decoration by
Andrea Fantacci 
 
Costume Design by
Danilo Donati 
 
Makeup Department
Marcello Ceccarelli .... makeup artist
Lamberto Marini .... assistant makeup artist
Mimma Pomilia .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Manolo Bolognini .... production manager
Eliseo Boschi .... production supervisor
Enzo Ocone .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maurizio Lucidi .... assistant director
Paolo Schneider .... assistant director
Elsa Morante .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Dante Ferretti .... assistant production designer
 
Sound Department
Fausto Ancillai .... sound mixer
Mario Del Pozzo .... sound (as Mario Del Pezzo)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Giovanni Canfarelli Modica .... first assistant camera (as Gianni Canfarelli Modica)
Vittorugo Contino .... assistant camera (as Victor Hugo Contino)
Angelo Novi .... set photographer
Giuseppe Ruzzolini .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Piero Cicoletti .... assistant costumer
Piero Farani .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Andreina Casini .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Luis Enríquez Bacalov .... music arranger (as Luis E. Bacalov)
 
Other crew
Lina D'Amico .... script supervisor
Bruno Frascà .... production secretary
Vincenzo Taito .... administration inspector
Gianni Bonagura .... voice dubbing: Marcello Morante (uncredited)
Pino Locchi .... voice dubbing: Mario Socrate (uncredited)
Enrico Maria Salerno .... voice dubbing: Enrique Irazoqui (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Pope John XXIII .... dedicatee
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'évangile selon saint Matthieu (France)
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (USA)
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Runtime:
137 min | USA:136 min | USA:91 min (edited version)
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
Italian
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Apulia, Italy more
Company:
Arco Film more

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Trivia:
In keeping with his idea of Jesus Christ as the greatest revolutionary of all time, Pier Paolo Pasolini considered casting Jack Kerouac or Allen Ginsberg in the role. He changed his mind when he met Enrique Irazoqui, a Spanish student of literature, who has written a thesis about Pasolini's novel "Ragazzi di vita" and was very curious to meet him. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Wie de Waarheid Zegt Moet Dood (1981) more
Soundtrack:
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child more

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20 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
Possibly the best movie ever made about Jesus, 4 May 1999
10/10
Author: Dubh from Rome, Italy

"Il Vangelo secondo Matteo" is probably the best film ever made about Jesus. The very sparseness of visual effects is evocative and highly suggestive: the supernatural is attained by showing very natural, even lowly people. Such an effect is emphasized by the use of non-professional actors: Pasolini probably owes something to the medieval Italian tradition of "rappresentazione sacra" (a representation of important moments of Jesus's life offered by everyday people), which is still practised nowadays. The powerful effect of Jesus's preaching is very well rendered by Pasolini, and this helps to forgive some poetical licenses on his part. In the end, anyway, this is not a movie you remain indifferent to: either you love it or you hate it. And this, maybe, is what contributes to making it a faithful representation of Jesus's life.

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