Jesus Christ Superstar 1973

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 108 min

genre: drama

theme: musical

director: Norman Jewison

Score: 6 / 10

Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American musical drama film directed by Norman Jewison and jointly written for the screen by Jewison and Melvyn Bragg; they based their screenplay on the 1970 rock opera of the same name, the libretto of which was written by Tim Rice and whose music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The film, featuring a cast of Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, Larry Marshall, Josh Mostel, Kurt Yaghjian and Philip Toubus, centers on the conflict between Judas and Jesus during the week of the crucifixion of Jesus.

Plot

Prologue

Awards

BAFTA Award for Best Sound

Cast

More details

author	Melvyn Bragg Norman Jewison Tim Rice
award	BAFTA Award for Best Sound
contentLocation	Judea
director	Norman Jewison
editor	Antony Gibbs
genre	drama
keywords	anna blasphemy caiaphas crucify garden of gethsemane golgotha herod antipas israeli iudaea province jerusalem judas iscariot king herod last supper leper leper colony leprosy lose mary magdalene overture passion of christ peter pharisee pontius pilate prostitute prostitution roman roman empire roman occupiers saint peter sayings of jesus on the cross says his final words simon simon the zealot son of god state of israel uprise yvonne elliman
musicBy	Andrew Lloyd Webber
nomination	Academy Award for Best Original Song Score BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
producer	Norman Jewison Robert Stigwood
publisher	Universal Studios
recordedAt	Avdat Beit Guvrin National Park Beit She'an Dead Sea Herod's Palace at Herodium
theme	musical musical drama