Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.

Release Date: 1988-05-28

Genres: Drama

Director: Martin Scorsese

Actors: Willem Dafoe ,Harvey Keitel ,Barbara Hershey ,Harry Dean Stanton ,David Bowie ,Steve Shill ,Verna Bloom ,Paul Greco ,Roberts Blossom ,Barry Miller

Duration: 2h 43m

IMDB rating: 7.2