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The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ

7.5

The Passion of the Christ

R·2004·127m

Summary

A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.

Cast

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

Jesus

Maia Morgenstern

Maia Morgenstern

Maria

Christo Jivkov

Christo Jivkov

Juan

Francesco De Vito

Francesco De Vito

Pedro

Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci

Magdalena

Mattia Sbragia

Mattia Sbragia

Caifás

Toni Bertorelli

Toni Bertorelli

Anás

Luca Lionello

Luca Lionello

Judas

Hristo Shopov

Hristo Shopov

Poncio Pilato

Claudia Gerini

Claudia Gerini

Claudia Procles

Fabio Sartor

Fabio Sartor

Abenader

Giacinto Ferro

Giacinto Ferro

Joseph of Arimathea

Aleksander Mincer

Aleksander Mincer

Nicodemus

Sheila Mokhtari

Mother in audience

Lucio Allocca

Lucio Allocca

Old Temple Guard

Paco Reconti

Paco Reconti

Whipping Guard

Adel Bakri

Temple Guard

Luciano Dragone

Second Man

Adel Ben Ayed

Thomas

Franco Costanzo

Franco Costanzo

Accuser

Lino Salemme

Lino Salemme

Accuser

Emanuele Gullotto

Emanuele Gullotto

Accuser

Francesco De Rosa

Francesco De Rosa

Accuser

Maurizio Di Carmine

Maurizio Di Carmine

Elder

Francesco Gabriele

Francesco Gabriele

Elder

Angelo Di Loreta

Angelo Di Loreta

Elder

Federico Pacifici

Federico Pacifici

Elder

Roberto Santi

Roberto Santi

Elder

Giovanni Vettorazzo

Giovanni Vettorazzo

Elder

Ted Rusoff

Ted Rusoff

Elder

Tom Shaker

Tom Shaker

Eyepatch

Andrea Coppola

Andrea Coppola

Grizzled Beard

Romuald Kłos

Romuald Kłos

Roman Soldier

Giuseppe Lo Console

Giuseppe Lo Console

Roman Soldier

Dario D'Ambrosi

Dario D'Ambrosi

Roman Soldier

Luciano Federico

Luciano Federico

Man in Audience

Domenico Capalbo

Boy

Valerio Esposito

Valerio Esposito

Boy

Antonello Iacovone

Boy

Nicola Tagarelli

Boy

Ivan Gaudiano

Boy

Chokri Ben Zagden

James

Roberto Bestazzoni

Malchus

Luca De Dominicis

King Herod Antipas

Pietro Sarubbi

Pietro Sarubbi

Barabbas

Abel Jafri

Abel Jafri

2nd Temple Officer

Lello Giulivo

Lello Giulivo

Brutish Roman

Emilio De Marchi

Emilio De Marchi

Scornful Roman

Roberto Visconti

Scornful Roman

Sergio Rubini

Sergio Rubini

Disma

Francesco Cabras

Francesco Cabras

Gesmas

Andrea Refuto

Young Jesus

Giovanni Capalbo

Giovanni Capalbo

Cassius

Matt Patresi

Matt Patresi

Janus

Sabrina Impacciatore

Sabrina Impacciatore

Seraphia

Daniela Poti

Young Girl

Jarreth J. Merz

Jarreth J. Merz

Simon of Cyrene

Noemi Marotta

Woman

Rossella Longo

Woman

Davide Marotta

Davide Marotta

Baby

Rosalinda Celentano

Rosalinda Celentano

Satan

Danilo Di Ruzza

Pilate's Servant

Vincenzo Monti

Herod's Courtier

Danilo Maria Valli

Danilo Maria Valli

Herod's Courtier

Nuot Arquint

Herod's Courtier

Abraam Fontana

Herod's Courtier

Valerio Isidori

Valerio Isidori

Herod's Courtier

Paulo dos Santos

Paulo dos Santos

Herod's Boy

Arianna Vitolo

Herod's Court Woman

Gabriella Barbuti

Gabriella Barbuti

Herod's Court Woman

Ornella Giusto

Ornella Giusto

Herod's Court Woman

Michelle Bonev

Michelle Bonev

Herod's Court Woman

Lucia Stara

Lucia Stara

Herod's Court Woman

Evelina Meghnagi

Evelina Meghnagi

Herod's Court Woman

Francis Dokyi

Herod's Servant

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Mel Gibson

Screenplay

Benedict Fitzgerald

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

September 17, 2022

7

The fact that there is precious little English spoken here can come across as a little off-putting at the start. Until, that is, you remember that this is a story that has been told several times - not least in the bible, and so actually the language of the dialogue doesn't really matter so much. Once I was over that, I was rather impressed by the standard of production presented here by Mel Gibson. Jim Caviezel has a wonderful vulnerability and potency in his portrayal of the last day spent by Jesus before his crucifixion. The cinematography is very good, as is the glorious attention to detail with the costumes and settings rich and authentic to behold. The last half hour demonstrates a degree of brutality that is very difficult to watch but somehow that, too, enhances the plausibility of this speculative depiction of events. The supporting cast of relatively unknown talent work well to generate a sense of the inevitability of the proceedings and John Debney's score is rousing and effective too. It does play a little bit fast and loose with the text of the bible, and the very graphic nature of the lives (and loves!) of some of the characters - and their flaws - is provocative and challenges the more traditional (i.e. Cecil B. de Mille) interpretations of this ultimate example of man's inhumanity to man. It is far too long, though. It really does take it's time to get going - perhaps expending a little too much effort on scenario development for subjects that most of us already know (regardless of our own personal faith). At times the direction is also a little bit heavy-handed. It forces us to accept the conclusions drawn by the screenplay, rather than allow us much scope to evaluate, even judge, the unfolding events for ourselves. That said, Gibson has not delivered anything elegiac here, he successfully offers us something illustrating the warts and all existence of biblical-time, Roman occupied, Judea and it is well worth a watch.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Budget:

$30,000,000.00

Revenue:

$612,060,372.00

Keywords

mission
suffering
roman empire
christianity
jewry
roman
crucifixion
apostle
last supper
bible
satan
easter
torture
brutality
jesus christ
christian film
aramaic
rosario
ancient language film
sangre