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The Last Temptation of Christ, by Martin Scorsese, is a towering achievement. Though it initially engendered enormous controversy, the film can now be viewed as the remarkable, profoundly personal work of faith that it is. This fifteen-year labor of love, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’s landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ, features outstanding performances by Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, and David Bowie bold cinematography by the great Michael Ballhaus and a transcendent score by Peter Gabriel.
Original Release
05/26/1988
US Release
08/12/1988
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Willem Dafoe | Jesus |
Harvey Keitel | Judas |
Paul Greco | Zealot |
Steve Shill | Centurian |
Verna Bloom | Mary, Mother of Jesus |
Barbara Hershey | Mary Magdalene |
Roberts Blossom | Aged Master |
Barry Miller | Jeroboam |
Gary Basaraba | Andrew, Apostle |
Irvin Kershner | Zebedee |
Directors
Writers
Nikos Kazantzakis, Paul Schrader
Cast
Name | Character |
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Willem Dafoe | Jesus |
Harvey Keitel | Judas |
Paul Greco | Zealot |
Steve Shill | Centurian |
Verna Bloom | Mary, Mother of Jesus |
Barbara Hershey | Mary Magdalene |
Roberts Blossom | Aged Master |
Barry Miller | Jeroboam |
Gary Basaraba | Andrew, Apostle |
Irvin Kershner | Zebedee |
Victor Argo | Peter, Apostle |
Michael Been | John, Apostle |
Paul Herman | Phillip, Apostle |
John Lurie | James, Apostle |
Leo Burmester | Nathaniel, Apostle |
Andre Gregory | John The Baptist |
Peggy Gormley | Martha, Sister of Lazarus |
Randy Danson | Mary, Sister of Lazarus |
Robert Spafford | Man At Wedding |
Doris von Thury | Woman with Mary, Mother of Jesus |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harry J. Ufland | Executive Producer |
Barbara De Fina | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1989 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1989 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
1989 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |