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The Last Temptation of Christ



The carpenter Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for him. But as his mission nears fulfillment, he must face the greatest temptation: the normal life of a good man. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same na ...

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Released: Aug 12th, 1988
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The Last Temptation of Christ Main Cast

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Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
plays Jesus
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel
plays Judas
Paul Greco
Paul Greco
plays Zealot
Steve Shill
Steve Shill
plays Centurian
Verna Bloom
Verna Bloom
plays Mary, Mother of Jesus
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Movie Trivia/Goofs

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  • The script for this film sat in the office of Martin Scorsese's lawyer for at least 5 years prior to being made. Although Scorsese thought the film could be brilliant, he was concerned how the public might respond to the finished film. His lawyer agreed the script was brilliant and very "brave" but advised against making the movie because he did not think movie-goers were ready for such a story.
  • Movie Goof (factual errors): In the on-screen quote from the prologue of Kazantzakis' novel that opens the film, the word "principal" ("my principal anguish") is misspelled "principle".
  • Director Martin Scorsese first read Nikos Kazantzakis's novel "The Last Temptation of Christ" after being given a copy by actress Barbara Hershey while he was directing her in Boxcar Bertha, his second feature film, in 1972. When she read in a trade paper many years later that Scorsese was finally getting the opportunity to direct a film adaptation, she begged him to let her play the role of Mary Magdalene. To make sure she didn't feel that he was giving her the part as a favor for having recommended the book, he made her audition.
  • Some historians claim Pontius Pilate was born in Scotland, where his father was posted as a Roman Centurion guard. On knowing this, Scottish comedian Billy Connolly tried to convince David Bowie to play Pontius Pilate "as a Scotsman." (Bowie did not.)
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