| Release Date: | Jan 1973 |
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| Genre: | Musical / History / Drama |
| Awards: | Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations |
| Cast: | Ted Neeley (Jesus Christ), Carl Anderson (Judas Iscariot), Yvonne Elliman (Mary Magdalene), Barry Dennen (Pontius Pilate), Bob Bingham (Caiaphas), Larry Marshall (Simon Zealotes), Josh Mostel (King Herod), Kurt Yaghjian (Annas), Paul Thomas (Peter), Pi Douglass (Apostle), Richard Orbach (John), Robert LuPone (James), Jonathan Wynne (Apostle), Thommie Walsh (Thaddeus), Richard Molinare (Andrew) |
Based on a concept album project written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and the subsequent long-running Broadway performance, this film tells the story of the final 6 days in the life of Jesus Christ through the troubled eyes of Judas Iscariot. Too often mis-labeled a musical, this film is a "rock opera." There are no spoken lines, everything is sung.