

Jesus Christ Superstar
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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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $24.6M
- Language
- English
- dance
- israel
- christianity
- crucifixion
- musical
- judas
- religion
- rock opera
- jesus christ
- non-traditional casting
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalG15 Aug 1973
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG15 Aug 1973
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Feb 1974
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1115 Aug 1973
FranceFR
- Theatrical9 Mar 1994
HungaryHU
- Theatrical630 Jun 1983
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG30 Nov 1973
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG1222 Dec 1973
NetherlandsNL
- Premiere1615 Aug 1973
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1814 Dec 1973
RussiaSU
- Theatrical (limited)Interfest-908 Jun 1990
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1120 Oct 1973
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Jesus Christ Superstar was released on 15 August 1973.
Audience reviews
2- A8/10
Andres Gomez
3/29/2016
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 watched at least once.
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
4/2/2023
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 Magdalene) reimagines the stage performances that take us from modern day through the ages to the lifetime of Christ. Neeley c…
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