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Overview

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Director:
David Greene
Writers:
David Greene (screenplay) and
John-Michael Tebelak (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
24 August 1973 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Musical more
Tagline:
Godspell comes to the screen ! more
Plot:
An adaption of the musical, in a modern-day song-and-dance recreation of the Gospel of St. Matthew. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Wicked Des Moines Tickets Go On Sale 6/20, Plays 9/23-10/18
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 12 June 2009, 1:30 PM, PDT)

King Of Kings Tops Jesus Film Poll
 (From WENN. 12 April 2009, 4:05 PM, PDT)

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Infectious, colorful, entertaining and emotional. more

Cast

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Victor Garber ... Jesus
Katie Hanley ... Katie
David Haskell ... John / Judas
Merrell Jackson ... Merrell
Joanne Jonas ... Joanne
Robin Lamont ... Robin
Gilmer McCormick ... Gilmer
Jeffrey Mylett ... Jeffrey

Jerry Sroka ... Jerry
Lynne Thigpen ... Lynne
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Godspell (USA) (short title)
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (TVC)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:Btl | USA:G

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Trivia:
Composer Stephen Schwartz has a cameo in the prologue sequence: Katie serves him a cup of coffee as he is seated at the counter of the diner. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: At the end of the dance number "All For The Best", Joanne moves her arm the wrong way and quickly corrects herself. more
Quotes:
Pharisee Monster: Now, we know you are an honest man. Give us your ruling on this: are we, or are we not permitted to pay taxes to the Roman emperor?
John: Why, you hypocrites, I...!
[Jesus and Merrell restrain him]
Jesus: [to Pharisee Monster] Show me the money in which the tax is paid.
[the Pharisee Monster spits coins at Jesus, who picks one up]
Jesus: Whose head is on here, whose description?
Pharisee Monster: Caesar's!
Jesus: Well, then, pay Caesar was is due Caesar, but pay God what is due God!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Light Of The World more

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22 out of 25 people found the following comment useful:-
Infectious, colorful, entertaining and emotional., 6 January 2000

Many people have difficulty accepting a film that dates itself by the first glance, (The hair, clothes, music, etc...), but once you accept it's generation, sit back and ENJOY! GODSPELL is a musical that works on delivering a powerful message while at the same time being entertaining and enjoyable without being "PREACHY." This movie is simple enough to attract children and still hold it's adults in this classy Sunday School lesson. This was the first movie I saw on a personal tv I got for Christmas as a child, and it made such an impact. As a teenager, I had the honor of being in the high school addaption of GODSPELL, and now, as an adult, I can sit back and enjoy it all over again with my 3 year old daughter, who LOVES this movie. The music is infectious, the costumes are colorful, and the parables are entertaining and faith-building. It's a shame that GODSPELL fell in the shadow of that OTHER hippy Jesus movie (not worth mentioning). This one is a STAND-OUT film, worthy of it's viewing, over, and over , and over again.

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