The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Film shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Film shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Film shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 7 wins & 9 nominations total
- Caifa
- (as Rodolfo Wilcock)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn 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.
- GoofsWhen they are taking Christ down from the cross, in the distance you can see a car driving around a corner.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Christ: All authority has been given to me in heaven and earth. Go, therefore. And make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And behold. I am with you always even unto the end of the world.
- Alternate versionsThe 2007 DVD release features a colorized, English-dubbed version with a run time of 91 minutes and an Italian-language black and white version running 136 minutes.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
- SoundtracksMatthäus Passion (BWV 244)
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
nr 78: Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder
nr 47: Erbarme Dich (musical intro)
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Das 1. Evangelium - Matthäus
- Filming locations
- Castel Lagopesole, Avigliano, Basilicata, Italy(Sanhedrin trial of Jesus, in castle's courtyard)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $16,572
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1