Jesus Christ Superstar
“And now the film…”
As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his own hype, forgetting the principles of his teachings and growing too close to the prostitute Mary Magdalene.
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Cast
56 people
Ted Neeley
Jesus Christ
Known for
Kill Mode
Man from Atlantis
Carl Anderson
Judas Iscariot
Known for
The Color Purple
Yvonne Elliman
Mary Magdalene
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Hawaii Five-O
Barry Dennen
Pontius Pilate
Known for
The Shining
The Dark Crystal
Bob Bingham
Caiaphas
Also in
Superstars: The Documentary
The Nostril Picker
Larry Marshall
Simon Zealotes
Known for
The Panic in Needle Park
Waking the Dead
Josh Mostel
King Herod
Known for
Billy Madison
Big Daddy
Kurt Yaghjian
Annas
Also in
Hair
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Paul Thomas
Peter
Also in
Lucifer's Women
Doctor Dracula
Pi Douglass
Apostle
Also in
Call Me
Longtime Companion
Robert LuPone
Apostle James
Known for
Funny Games
The Door in the Floor
Jonathan Wynne
Apostle
Norman Jewison Director · Melvyn Bragg Screenplay Andrew Lloyd Webber Composer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $3.5M · United States release August 15, 1973
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$24,593,103
Gross vs. budget
7.0×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · August 15, 1973
Theatrical
United States · August 15, 1973
Theatrical
Austria
February 1, 1974 · Theatrical
France
March 9, 1994 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 30, 1983 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 30, 1973 · Theatrical
Japan
December 22, 1973 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 15, 1973 · Premiere
Portugal
December 14, 1973 · Theatrical
Russia
June 8, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Interfest-90
Sweden
October 20, 1973 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 15, 1973 · Theatrical
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