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The Last Temptation of Christ (Criterion Collection)

The Last Temptation of Christ (Criterion Collection)

Universal Pictures (1988)
Drama
Canada | English | Color | 02:44
Special Edition
Blu-ray
R
715515092715
| 1 disc
Region 1 | Region A
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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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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
Alan Rosenberg Thomas / Apostle
Del Russel Money Changer
Nehemiah Persoff Rabbi
Donald Hodson Saducee

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Edition details

Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks DTS [English]
DTS-HD HR 5.1 [English]
Subtitles English
Distributor The Criterion Collection
Layers Single side, Dual layer

Notes

The Last Temptation of Christ, by Martin Scorsese, is a towering achievement. Though it initially engendered enormous controversy, the film can now be viewed as the remarkable, profoundly personal work of faith that it is. This fifteen-year labor of love, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’s landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ, features outstanding performances by Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, and David Bowie; bold cinematography by the great Michael Ballhaus; and a transcendent score by Peter Gabriel.

New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and editor Thelma Schoonmaker, with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack by supervising sound editor Skip Lievsay
Audio commentary featuring director Martin Scorsese, actor Willem Dafoe, and writers Paul Schrader and Jay Cocks
Galleries of production stills, research materials, and costume designs
Location production footage shot by Scorsese
Interview with composer Peter Gabriel, with a stills gallery of traditional instruments used in the score
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: A new essay by film critic David Ehrenstein
New cover by Gordon Reynolds and Eva Wah

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