Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Norman Jewison

Escritores:

Melvyn Bragg (screenplay) &
Norman Jewison (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

15 agosto 1973 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Historia | Musical

Frase comercial:

and now the film...

Plot:

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life, told in an anachronistic manner.

Plot Keywords:

Anachronistic | Rock Opera | Jesus Christ | Religion | Surrealism

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Very good, if not quite a superstar, movie musical

Reparto

Ted Neeley	...	Jesus Christ
Carl Anderson	...	Judas Iscariot
Yvonne Elliman	...	Mary Magdalene
Barry Dennen	...	Pontius Pilate
Bob Bingham	...	Caiaphas
Larry Marshall	...	Simon Zealotes (as Larry T. Marshall)
Josh Mostel	...	King Herod (as Joshua Mostel)
Kurt Yaghjian	...	Annas
Paul Thomas	...	Peter (as Philip Toubus)
Pi Douglass	...	Apostle
Richard Orbach	...	John
Robert LuPone	...	James
Jonathan Wynne	...	Apostle
Thommie Walsh	...	Thaddeus
Richard Molinare	...	Andrew

También conocida como:

Jesucristo superestrella (Argentina) [es]
Jesucristo superstar (Spain) [es]

Duración:

108 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Spain:13 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:G | Singapore:PG | Canada:G

Locaciones de Filmación:

Beit Guvrin, Israel

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

According to Ted Neeley and Norman Jewison on the DVD commentary, the shepherd walking across the frame in the final shot of the film was never intended to be there, and just happened across the shot as they were filming. Because of the significance of a shepherd in the teachings of Christ, Jewison and the crew were struck profoundly by the timing of this shepherd crossing the field, and kept the shot. They got a perfect sunset, as well as a subtle depiction of the resurrection.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: When Ted Neeley is hanging on the cross, he moves his hands away from the wooden crosspieces, showing that the nails are just nail heads stuck to his palms.

Citas:

Judas: Every time I look at you I don't understand why you let the things you did get so out of hand? You'd've managed better if you'd had a plan. Why'd you choose such a backwards time in such a strange land? If you'd come today you would've reached a whole nation. Israel in 4 B.C. had no mass communication.

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofed in "Mr. Show with Bob and David: The Biggest Failure in Broadway History (#2.3)" (1996)

Banda de Sonido:

Strange Thing Mystifying

Very good, if not quite a superstar, movie musical

Although I have been aware of this musical, seemingly forever, I just very recently saw the whole movie on dvd. Unfortunately, while I was acquainted with many of the songs before, I had never really seen it in its entirety before, and I'm not sure why. Also, I've never seen it as a live stage show, be it on Broadway, in London or down the street at the local high school ...

So, then, I can only rate it as a singular movie experience, not comparing it with the Broadway or London stagings. Also, being Jewish and never really studying the life and crucifixion of Jesus, I don't have any strong or pre-conceived spiritual ties to the story.

For me, then, this is a cleverly written and very well-performed musical, that mixes irreverence, time juxtapositions and genuine emotions of sadness and wistfulness. I'm not sure that the movie enhances the great musical; in other words, now that I've seen the movie, I regularly listen to the cd of the musical, and enjoy both about equally. For me, Carl Anderson, as Judas, is the standout, but Ted Neeley does bring an angelic quality to the title character. all of the other supporting roles, including Yvonne Elliman, are done well.

I rate it 8/10 for its excellent music, good staging and for what seems like a faithful film-ization of the original..worth watching for sure!