Jesus Christ Superstar on Video - 1973

This 1974 Norman Jewison film may have been a critical misstep, but some fans actually preferred it to Broadway's rock spectacle. The thing is, Jesus Christ Superstar was first introduced as a two-disc rock opera, not unlike the Who's Tommy, as it even scored several Top 40 hits. While no set matches the original, it's still hard to go wrong with the music, no matter what the source. This also includes the pretty "Could We Start Again, Please," composed for the stage version, and sung here by the original LP's Mary Magdalene, Yvonne Elliman. Ted Neely (Jesus) and Carl Anderson (Judas), meanwhile, have spent two decades on the road, recreating their roles night after night, although they have to now be at least two decades older than Jesus was at the Crucifixion. (Bill Holdship for Amazon.com)

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Starring:
Ted Neeley as Jesus

Carl Anderson as Judas Iscariot

Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene

Barry Dennen as Pontius Pilate

Bob Bingham as Caiaphas

Kurt Yaghjian as Annas

Josh Mostel as King Herod

Philip Toubus as Peter

Larry Marshall as Simon Zealotes

Richard Orbach as John

Robert LuPone as James

Studio: Universal Studios

Filmed: 1973 - Released: 1973

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