Jesus Christ Superstar
(1973)
★ 7.1 IMDb · 630 votes
Year: 1973
Runtime: 106 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Барри Деннен, Bob Bingham, Ларри Маршалл, Josh Mostel, Kurt Yaghjian, Paul Thomas, Pi Douglass
Plot
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.
A group of young actors has just arrived by bus at a minimal set constructed in the middle of the desert as they embark on a retelling of the last human days of Jesus Christ, it with modern sensibilities, most notably that it is in the form of a rock opera. Jesus' followers treat him like a superstar, although one of his ardent disciples, Judas Iscariot, is having issue with Jesus' approach to relaying his message. Judas also has issue with Mary Magdalene in Jesus' life, not so much that she is purported to be a prostitute, but in how Mary's comforting of Jesus is distracting him from getting that message out. The local priests view Jesus as a danger to their own existence in light of the Roman occupation of Judaea, thus they have a goal of getting rid of him, which may be difficult in light of he being constantly surrounded by his followers who would protect him. After the presentation, the actors leave on the bus with one notable difference to their arrival.