The Last Temptation of Christ
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.
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $34M
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Cast
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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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The record
Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Last Temptation of Christ returned 4.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $7M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $34M
- Release date
- May 28, 1988
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
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