The Last Temptation of Christ
Brief Synopsis
A depiction of Christ's life including a vision of what his life might have been like had he not been crucified.
Cast & Crew
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Martin Scorsese
Director
Mokhtar Salouf
Ted Rusoff
Voice
Mary Seller
Doris Von Thury
Otmane Chbani Idrissi
Film Details
Also Known As
Kristi sista frestelse, L' Ultima Tentazione di Cristo, Last Temptation of Christ, Ultima Tentazione di Cristo, dernière tentation du Christ
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Religion
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Najib Chlieh
Distribution Company
CINEPLEX ODEON FILMS/UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Location
Marrakesh, Morocco
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 43m
Synopsis
A depiction of Christ's life including a vision of what his life might have been like had he not been crucified.
Director
Martin Scorsese
Director
Cast
Mokhtar Salouf
Ted Rusoff
Voice
Mary Seller
Doris Von Thury
Otmane Chbani Idrissi
Donna Marie
Russell Case
Penny Brown
Voice
Steve Shill
Roberts Blossom
Illeana Douglas
Voice
Michael Been
Barry Miller
Dale Wyatt
Voice
Irvin Kershner
Alan Rosenberg
Paul Greco
John Lurie
Ahmed Nacir
Harry Dean Stanton
Gabi Ford
Voice
Mohamed Mabsout
Peter Berling
Robert Spafford
Randy Danson
Victor Argo
Nehemiah Persoff
Souad Rahal
Gary Basaraba
Redouane Farhane
Juliette Caton
Jamal Belkhayat
David Bowie
Verna Bloom
Khalid Benghrib
Robert Laconi
Voice
Tomas Arana
Voice
Fabienne Panciatili
Willem Dafoe
Andre Gregory
David Sharp
Voice
Del Russell
Harvey Keitel
Naima Skikes
Leo Burmester
Peggy Gormley
Dom Fiore
Voice
Mahamed Ait Fdil Ahmed
Donald Hodson
Barbara Hershey
Jonathon Zhivago
Voice
Leo Damian
Voice
Crew
Adil Abdelwahab
Assistant Camera Operator
Abdelkrim Akallach
Wardrobe
Elio Altamura
Property Master
Julie Alter
Casting
Florian Ballhaus
Assistant Camera Operator
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus
Production Assistant
Michael Ballhaus
Dp/Cinematographer
Michael Ballhaus
Director Of Photography
Sergio Ballo
Wardrobe
Brahim Bayadat
Cashier
John Beard
Production Designer
Zineb Ben Doula
Hair Assistant
Najib Benfares
Electrician
Aicha Benhaddou
Production Assistant
Zhor Bennani
Makeup Assistant
Claudia Bianchi
Hair Assistant
Ron Bochar
Foley Artist
Naima Bouanani
Wardrobe Supervisor
Abida Boubker
Generator Operator
Bruno Brenna
Electrician
Luigi Buldrini
Driver
Sabrina Canale
Production
Omero Capanna
Stunts
Joe Caroff
Titles
Dawliz Casablanca
Other
Najib Chlieh
Cable Operator
Marcus Chun
Apprentice
Domenico Cianfriglia
Stunts
Giovanni Cianfriglia
Stunts
Francesco Cinieri
Casting
Steven Clarke
Other
David Coldham
Other
Dean Coldham
Other
Bernard Collins
Carpenter
Vincenzo Corcioni
Makeup
Cis Corman
Casting
Ahmed Darif
Location Manager
Barbara De Fina
Producer
Aldo De Martini
Boom Operator
Walter Defilippis
Other
Orielle Del Re
Wardrobe
Jean-pierre Delifer
Costume Designer
Brahim Derham
Location Assistant
Giorgio Desideri
Set Decorator
Robert Devine
Foreman
Aicha Dimna
Other
Abdessamad Dinia
Casting
David Dunlap
Camera Operator
Nass El Ghiwane
Assistant
Ahmed El Hmaini
Grip
Sergio Fabriani
Grip
Laura Fattori
Production Manager
Iginio Fiorentini
Special Effects
Tom Fleischman
Sound
Anna Foresi
Wardrobe
Antonio Fortunati
Electrician
John Frankish
Assistant Art Director
Peter Gabriel
Music
Antonio Gabrielli
Location Manager
Dino Galliano
Special Effects Supervisor
Mirella Ginnoto
Hair
Rachel Griffiths
Script Supervisor
Thomas A Gulino
Sound Editor
Ahmed Hatimi
Assistant Director
Harold Hauschildt
Generator Operator
Don Hunerberg
Foley
Fabio Jephcott
Assistant Director
Brian Johnson
Sound Editor
Julia Judge
Assistant
Lachen Kahia
Assistant
Todd Kasow
Music Supervisor
Pamela Katz
Assistant Camera Operator
Nikos Kazantzakis
Source Material (From Novel)
Frank Kern
Sound Editor
Geoffrey Kingsley
Construction Coordinator
Lon Kirschner
Titles
Federico Laurenti
Makeup
David Leonard
Assistant Editor
Boris Leven
Assistant
Lisa J Levine
Adr Editor
Skip Lievsay
Sound Editor
Marissa Littlefield
Sound Editor
Vincenzo Maggio
Stunts
Peter Mann
Carpenter
Betsy Marino
Other
Betsy Marino
Assistant
Goffredo Massetti
Props
Ferdinando Merolla
Hair Assistant
Mario Michisanti
Makeup
Barbara Minor
Music Editor
Stefano Mioni
Stunts
Giacomo Moroni
Grip
Doug Murray
Sound
Silvio Natali
Grip
Bob Nichols
Music Editor
Eliza Paley
Foley Editor
Roberto Penna
Production Accountant
Geraldine Peroni
Assistant Editor
Enrico Pini
Unit Manager
Paolo Piria
Production Accountant
Bruce Pross
Sound Editor
Marco Valerio Pugini
Unit Manager
Orlando Ragusa
Stunts
Nic Ratner
Sound Editor
Joseph Reidy
Assistant Director
Bona Nasalli Roca
Wardrobe Supervisor
Luigi Rocchetti
Makeup
Manlio Rocchetti
Makeup Supervisor
Claudio Sabatilli
Cashier
Franco M Salamon
Stunt Coordinator
Andrew Sanders
Art Director
Walter Santalmasi
Wardrobe
Mario Schiavone
Gaffer
Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor
Paul Schrader
Screenplay
Giuseppe Sciusco
Electrician
Matteo Sciusco
Electrician
Sergio Serantoni
Key Grip
Marc S Shaw
Adr Editor
Rose Tobias Shaw
Casting
Gail Showalter
Foley Editor
Aldo Signoretti
Hair
Angela Silighini
Wardrobe
Maurizio Silvi
Makeup
Mustapha Sittou
Electrician
David Slama
Camera Operator
Zhor Slimani
Wardrobe
Marco Stefanelli
Stunts
Jeff Stern
Sound Editor
Philip Stockton
Dialogue Editor
Franco Tocci
Key Rigging Grip
Gabriella Toro
Production Coordinator
Alberto Tosto
Set Decorator
Marcello Turco
Other
Mario Tusi
Photography
Massimiliano Ubaldi
Stunts
Massimilliano Ubaldi
Stunts
Harry Ufland
Executive Producer
Franco Ukmar
Stunts
Giovanni Ukmar
Stunts
Amelio Verona
Sound Mixer
Joe Violante
Technical Advisor
Steve Visscher
Foley Editor
Mauro Vitturini
Props
Derek Whorlow
Production
Lahcen Zinoun
Choreographer
Claudio Zucchet
Stunts
Film Details
Also Known As
Kristi sista frestelse, L' Ultima Tentazione di Cristo, Last Temptation of Christ, Ultima Tentazione di Cristo, dernière tentation du Christ
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Religion
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Najib Chlieh
Distribution Company
CINEPLEX ODEON FILMS/UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Location
Marrakesh, Morocco
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 43m
Award Nominations
Best Director
1988
Martin Scorsese
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States September 1988
Released in United States September 7, 1988
Released in United States February 1996
Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival September 1988.
Shown at Venice Film Festival September 7, 1988.
Began shooting October 15, 1987.
Completed shooting December 20, 1987.
Actress Barbara Hershey first gave Martin Scorsese a copy of Nikos Kazantzakis' "The Last Temptation of Christ" in 1971 while he was directing her in "Boxcar Bertha" (USA/72).
Released in United States Summer August 12, 1988
Released in United States September 1988 (Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival September 1988.)
Released in United States September 7, 1988 (Shown at Venice Film Festival September 7, 1988.)
Released in United States February 1996 (Shown in New York City (American Museum of the Moving Image) as part of program "Martin Scorsese" February 17-25, 1996.)
Released in United States Summer August 12, 1988
