
Plot
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
Jesus

Harvey Keitel
Judas

Paul Greco
Zealot

Steve Shill
Centurian

Verna Bloom
Mary, Mother of Jesus

Barbara Hershey
Mary Magdalene

Roberts Blossom
Aged Master

Barry Miller
Jeroboam

Gary Basaraba
Andrew, Apostle

Irvin Kershner
Zebedee

Victor Argo
Peter, Apostle

Michael Been
John, Apostle

Paul Herman
Phillip, Apostle

John Lurie
James, Apostle

Leo Burmester
Nathaniel, Apostle

Andre Gregory
John the Baptist

Peggy Gormley
Martha, Sister of Lazarus

Randy Danson
Mary, Sister of Lazarus

Robert Spafford
Man at Wedding

Doris von Thury
Woman with Mary, Mother of Jesus

Tomas Arana
Lazarus / Crowd Member

Alan Rosenberg
Thomas, Apostle

Del Russel
Money Changer

Nehemiah Persoff
Rabbi

Donald Hodson
Saducee

Harry Dean Stanton
Paulus

Peter Berling
Beggar

David Bowie
Pontius Pilatus

Juliette Caton
Girl Angel

Mohammed Mabsout
Other Apostles

Ahmed Nacir
Other Apostles

Mokhtar Salouf
Other Apostles

Mahamed Ait Fdil Ahmed
Other Apostles

Russel Case
People at Sermon

Mary Sellers
People at Sermon

Donna Magnani
Crowd Member (voice)

Penny Brown
Crowd Member (voice)

Gabi Ford
Crowd Member (voice)

Dale Wyatt
Crowd Member (voice)

Domenico Fiore
Crowd Member (voice)

Ted Rusoff
Crowd Member (voice)

Leo Damian
Crowd Member (voice)

Robert Laconi
Crowd Member (voice)

Jonathan Zhivago
Crowd Member (voice)

Illeana Douglas
Crowd Member (voice)

D.J. Sharp
Crowd Member (voice)

Khalid Benghrib
Dancer

Redouane Farhane
Dancer

Fabienne Panciatili
Dancer

Naima Skikes
Dancer

Souad Rahal
Dancer

Otmane Chbani Idrissi
Dancer

Jamal Belkhayat
Dancer

Giovanni Cianfriglia
Roman Soldier (uncredited)

Martin Scorsese
Isaiah (uncredited)