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Passion of the Christ (2004)  link to Passion of the Christ on IMDb  

Number: 178

cover Passion of the Christ

IMDb Rating:
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7.2/10 (189.8K votes)

Also known as: The Passion Recut (International: English title)

Country: United States, 127 minutes

Spoken languages: Hebrew

Genres: Drama

Director(s): Mel Gibson

Storyline:
A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. The story opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the controversial Jesus--who has performed 'miracles' and has publicly announced that he is 'the Son of God'--is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem. There, the leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy; subsequently, his trial results with the leaders condemning him to his death. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, for his sentencing. Pilate listens to the accusations leveled at Jesus by the Pharisees. Realizing that his own decision will cause him to become embroiled in a political conflict, Pilate defers to King Herod in deciding the matter of how to persecute Jesus. However, Herod returns Jesus to Pilate who, in turn, gives the crowd a choice between ...

Cast:

Jim Caviezel Jesus
Maia Morgenstern Mary
Christo Jivkov John
Francesco De Vito Peter
Monica Bellucci Magdalen

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - Hebrew

Location: Book 4 Page 9

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1