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The Gospel According to St. Matthew ()

Il vangelo secondo Matteo (original title)
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The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
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Cristo
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Maria (giovane)
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Maria (vecchia)
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Giuseppe
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Giovanni Battista
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Pietro
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Andrea
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Giacomo
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Giovanni
Giorgio Agamben ...
Filippo
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Bartolomeo
Rosario Migale ...
Tommaso
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Matteo
Marcello Galdini ...
Giacomo figlio di Alfeo
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Taddeo
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Simone
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Giuda
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Caifa (as Rodolfo Wilcock)
Alessandro Tasca ...
Ponzio Pilato (as Alessandro Clerici)
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Erode I
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Erode II
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Erodiade
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Salomè
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L'Angelo del Signore
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Un indemoniato
Eliseo Boschi ...
Giuseppe D'Arimatea
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Maria di Betania
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Boia di Giovanni Battista (uncredited)
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Stefaton (uncredited)
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Pastore con bambino (uncredited)
Domenico Notarangelo ...
Centurion (uncredited)

Directed by

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Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Pier Paolo Pasolini ... ()

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Alfredo Bini ... producer

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Luis Bacalov ... (as Luis E. Bacalov)

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Tonino Delli Colli

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Nino Baragli

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Andreina Casini ... assistant editor

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Luigi Scaccianoce

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Andrea Fantacci

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Danilo Donati

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Marcello Ceccarelli ... makeup artist
Lamberto Marini ... assistant makeup artist
Mimma Pomilia ... hair stylist

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Manolo Bolognini ... production manager
Eliseo Boschi ... production supervisor
Enzo Ocone ... production manager

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Maurizio Lucidi ... assistant director
Paolo Schneider ... assistant director
Vincenzo Cerami ... trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Elsa Morante ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Dante Ferretti ... assistant production designer

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Fausto Ancillai ... sound mixer
Mario Del Pezzo ... sound

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Ettore Catalucci ... title & optical effects (SPES) (as E. Catalucci)

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Giovanni Canfarelli Modica ... first assistant camera (as Gianni Canfarelli Modica)
Vittorugo Contino ... assistant camera (as Victor Hugo Contino)
Angelo Novi ... set photographer
Giuseppe Ruzzolini ... camera operator

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Piero Cicoletti ... assistant costumer
Piero Farani ... wardrobe

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Luis Bacalov ... music arranger (as Luis E. Bacalov)

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Lina D'Amico ... script supervisor

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Bruno Frascà ... production secretary
Enrico Maria Salerno ... voice dubbing: Enrique Irazoqui
Vincenzo Taito ... administration inspector
Cesare Barbetti ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Gianni Bonagura ... voice dubbing: Marcello Morante (uncredited)
Sergio Graziani ... voice dubbing: Settimio Di Porto (uncredited)
Pino Locchi ... voice dubbing: Mario Socrate (uncredited)
Emanuela Rossi ... voice dubbing: Rossana Di Rocco (uncredited)
Giuseppe Ungaretti ... voice dubbing: Wise Man (uncredited)

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Pope John XXIII ... dedicatee (as Giovanni XXIII)
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Plot Summary

Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he's stern, brusque, and demanding. He comes to bring a sword, not peace, he says. He's in a hurry, moving from place to place near the Sea of Galilee, sometimes attracting a multitude, sometimes being driven away. His parables often take on the powers that be, so he and his teachings come to the attention of the Pharisees, the chief priests, and elders. They conspire to have him arrested, beaten, tried, and crucified, just as he prophesied to his followers. After he dies, he appears to his disciples and gives them final instructions. Written by

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Also Known As
  • L'Évangile selon saint Matthieu (France)
  • The Gospel According to St. Matthew (Canada, English title)
  • The Gospel According to St. Matthew (World-wide, English title)
  • The Gospel According to St. Matthew (United States)
  • The Gospel According to Matthew (United Kingdom)
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  • 137 min
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Trivia In keeping with his idea of Jesus Christ as the greatest revolutionary of all time, Pier Paolo Pasolini considered casting Jack Kerouac or Allen Ginsberg in the role. He changed his mind when he met Enrique Irazoqui, a Spanish student of literature, who has written a thesis about Pasolini's novel "Ragazzi di vita" and was very curious to meet him. See more »
Goofs When they are taking Christ down from the cross, in the distance you can see a car driving around a corner. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more »
Soundtracks Matthäus Passion (BWV 244) See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Christ: All authority has been given to me in heaven and earth. Go, therefore. And make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And behold. I am with you always even unto the end of the world.
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