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15 August 1973 (USA) moreTagline:
and now the film... morePlot:
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life, told in an anachronistic manner. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Sing Allellullia! Jesus Christ Superstar Starring Ted Neely Returns For 5 Performances Only At The San Diego Civic Theatre 1/15-17/10 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 3 July 2009, 12:00 AM, PDT)
Sing Allellulia! Jesus Christ Superstar Starring Ted Neeley Returns For 5 Performances Only At The San Diego Civic Theatre 1/15-17
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 11 June 2009, 11:53 PM, PDT)
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Wonderful moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ted Neeley | ... | Jesus Christ | |
| Carl Anderson | ... | Judas Iscariot | |
| Yvonne Elliman | ... | Mary Magdalene | |
| Barry Dennen | ... | Pontius Pilate | |
| Bob Bingham | ... | Caiaphas | |
| Larry Marshall | ... | Simon Zealotes (as Larry T. Marshall) | |
| Josh Mostel | ... | King Herod (as Joshua Mostel) | |
| Kurt Yaghjian | ... | Annas | |
| Paul Thomas | ... | Peter (as Philip Toubus) | |
| Pi Douglass | ... | Apostle | |
| Richard Orbach | ... | John | |
| Robert LuPone | ... | James | |
| Jonathan Wynne | ... | Apostle | |
| Thommie Walsh | ... | Thaddeus | |
| Richard Molinare | ... | Andrew |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
108 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:G | Spain:13 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:G | Singapore:PG | Canada:GFun Stuff
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"King Herod's Song" is actually a number from "King Richard", a failed Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Tim Rice had to write new lyrics for this number so that it could be added to "Jesus Christ Superstar"; originally, the number was called "Those Saladin Days". moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the opening of the final song "Jesus Christ Superstar", after Judas steps off the chain the lipsync is out of time with the song. It's corrected after the first cutaway. moreQuotes:
Jesus: My temple should be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of theives! Get out! Get out! moreSoundtrack:
Pilate's Dream moreFAQ
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I first new about this film some months ago, when some teachers and nuns from my school (Virginia and Esmeralda) asked me to take part in the theatre play that they were going to do: "Jesus Christ Superstar". I accepted and borrowed the film from the library of my town. I was really quite surprised when, in the first scene of the film, I saw an old bus running through the desert, and carrying a big cross on the top. My amazement continued when the cast started to get off the bus, and got dressed, while my father was telling me who was Judas, Caiphas, Pilate... I loved the music, the lyrics and the dancing at once. But the most amazing are some of the clothes and the characters. Some of my favourites are "King Herod's Song" (astonishing), "Pilate's dream" (beautiful music) and "Don't Know How To Love Him". I strongly recommend this masterpiece by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber. You'll not be disappointed.