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) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danilo Donati | Costume Design |
| Art | Luigi Scaccianoce | Production Design |
| Art | Andrea Fantacci | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Directing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Director |
| Writing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lamberto Marini | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mimma Pomilia | Hairstylist |
| Production | Manolo Bolognini | Production Manager |
| Production | Enzo Ocone | Production Manager |
| Production | Eliseo Boschi | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcello Ceccarelli | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Giuseppe Ruzzolini | Camera Operator |
| Art | Dante Ferretti | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Elsa Morante | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Andreina Casini | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Giovanni Canfarelli Modica | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Paolo Schneider | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Music Arranger |
| Directing | Vincenzo Cerami | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Art | Ettore Catalucci | Title Designer |
| Directing | Lina D'Amico | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Vittorugo Contino | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Bruno Frascà | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Maurizio Lucidi | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mario Del Pezzo | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Cicoletti | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Alfredo Bini | Producer |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Angelo Novi | Still Photographer |