The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1965)
Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he's stern, brusque, and demanding. 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.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Enrique Irazoqui as Cristo |
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Margherita Caruso as Maria (Giovane) |
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Susanna Pasolini as Maria (Vecchia) |
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Marcello Morante as Giuseppe |
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Mario Socrate as Giovanni Battista |
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Settimio Di Porto as Pietro |
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Alfonso Gatto as Andrea |
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Luigi Barbini as Giacomo |
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Giacomo Morante as Giovanni |
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Giorgio Agamben as Filippo |
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Guido Cerretani as Bartolomeo |
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Guido Cerretani as Bartolomeo |
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Rosario Migale as Tommaso |
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Ferruccio Nuzzo as Matteo |
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Marcello Galdini as Giacomo Figlio di Alfeo |
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Elio Spaziani as Taddeo |
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Enzo Siciliano as Simone |
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Otello Sestili as Giuda |
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Juan Rodolfo Wilcock as Caifa |
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Alessandro Tasca as Ponzio Pilato |
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Amerigo Bevilacqua as Erode I |
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Francesco Leonetti as Erode II |
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Franca Cupane as Erodiade |
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Paola Tedesco as Salomè |
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Rossana Di Rocco as L'Angelo del Signore |
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Renato Terra as Un Indemoniato |
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Eliseo Boschi as Giuseppe D'Arimatea |
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Natalia Ginzburg as Maria di Betania |
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Umberto Bevilacqua as Boia di Giovanni Battista (uncredited) |
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Silvio Citti as Stefaton (uncredited) |
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Ninetto Davoli as Pastore con Bambino (uncredited) |
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Domenico Notarangelo as Centurion (uncredited) |
| Art | Andrea Fantacci | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danilo Donati | Costume Design |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Directing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Director |
| Writing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Writer |
| Art | Luigi Scaccianoce | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lamberto Marini | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Manolo Bolognini | Production Manager |
| Camera | Vittorugo Contino | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Eliseo Boschi | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Enzo Ocone | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcello Ceccarelli | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mimma Pomilia | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Paolo Schneider | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Elsa Morante | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Andreina Casini | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Dante Ferretti | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Giuseppe Ruzzolini | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Giovanni Canfarelli Modica | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Music Arranger |
| Art | Ettore Catalucci | Title Designer |
| Directing | Maurizio Lucidi | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Vincenzo Cerami | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Directing | Lina D'Amico | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Mario Del Pezzo | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Cicoletti | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Bruno Frascà | Production Secretary |
| Production | Alfredo Bini | Producer |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Angelo Novi | Still Photographer |