The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Synopsis

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.

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Cast

• Willem Dafoe as Jesus
• Harvey Keitel as Judas
• Paul Greco as Zealot
• Steve Shill as Centurian
• Verna Bloom as Mary, Mother of Jesus
• Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene
• Roberts Blossom as Aged Master
• Barry Miller as Jeroboam
• Gary Basaraba as Andrew, Apostle
• Irvin Kershner as Zebedee

If you liked The Last Temptation of Christ, try

• The Passion of the Christ
• Addicted
• Damage
• Spartacus
• The Unforgivable
• The Name of the Rose
• The English Patient
• Silence