Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

Movie Details

Original Title Jesus Christ Superstar

Original Language EN

Budget $3,500,000

Revenue $24,593,103

Status Released

Popularity 1.8

Cast

Ted Neeley

Jesus Christ

Popularity: 1.3

Carl Anderson

Judas Iscariot

Popularity: 0.5

Yvonne Elliman

Mary Magdalene

Popularity: 0.3

Barry Dennen

Pontius Pilate

Popularity: 7.7

Bob Bingham

Caiaphas

Popularity: 0.1

Larry Marshall

Simon Zealotes

Popularity: 2.0

Josh Mostel

King Herod

Popularity: 0.6

Kurt Yaghjian

Annas

Popularity: 0.2

Paul Thomas

Peter

Popularity: 3.2

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Pi Douglass

Apostle

Popularity: 1.5

Robert LuPone

Apostle James

Popularity: 0.2

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Jonathan Wynne

Apostle

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Screenplay Norman Jewison, Melvyn Bragg

Director Norman Jewison

Editor Antony Gibbs

Producer Robert Stigwood, Norman Jewison

Production

Universal Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Jesus Christ Is Crucified | Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) | TCM

Clip

Darren Bousman on JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Featurette

Jesus Christ Superstar Original Trailer (1973)

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

dance israel christianity crucifixion musical judas religion rock opera jesus christ non-traditional casting

Reviews from TMDB

Andres Gomez 8/10

Mar 29, 2016

Risky adaptation of a great musical with catchy songs. Carl Anderson performs a great Judas. Some of the other actors are quite good too, like Barry Dennen as Pontius Pilate but Ted Neeley as Jesus is quite a whimp. In any case, a very interesting adaptation of a musical which deserves to be watc ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10

Apr 2, 2023

Norman Jewison shipped everyone to Israel to help give this adaptation of the Lloyd Webber/Rice hit rock opera as much authenticity as possible for the big screen. Ted Neeley dons the robes for the title role and ably aided by a very much on form Carl Anderson (Judas) and Yvonne Elliman (Mary Magdal ... Read more