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The Passion of the Christ Cast & Characters

• Jim Caviezel as Jesus Christ
• Maia Morgenstern as Mary, the mother of Jesus
• Christo Jivkov as John
• Francesco De Vito as Peter
• Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene
• Mattia Sbragia as Caiaphas
• Toni Bertorelli as Annas ben Seth
• Luca Lionello as Judas Iscariot
• Hristo Naumov Shopov as Pontius Pilate
• Claudia Gerini as Claudia Procles
• Fabio Sartor as Abenader
• Giacinto Ferro as Joseph of Arimathea
• Olek Mincer as Nicodemus
• Sheila Mokhtari as Woman in audience
• Sergio Rubini as Dismas
• Roberto Bestazoni as Malchus
• Francesco Cabras as Gesmas
• Giovanni Capalbo as Cassius
• Rosalinda Celentano as Satan
• Emilio De Marchi as Scornful Roman
• Lello Giulivo as Brutish Roman
• Abel Jafry as 2nd Temple officer
• Jarreth Merz as Simon of Cyrene
• Rossella Vetrano as Veronica
• Matt Patresi as Janus
• Roberto Visconti as Scornful Roman
• Luca De Dominicis as Herod Ántipas
• Chokri Ben Zagden as James
• Sabrina Impacciatore as Seraphia
• Pietro Sarubbi as Barabbas
• Ted Rusoff as Chief Elder

The Passion of the Christ Storyline

A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. The story opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the controversial Jesus–who has performed ‘miracles’ and has publicly announced that he is ‘the Son of God’–is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem. There, the leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy; subsequently, his trial results with the leaders condemning him to his death. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, for his sentencing. Pilate listens to the accusations leveled at Jesus by the Pharisees. Realizing that his own decision will cause him to become embroiled in a political conflict, Pilate defers to King Herod in deciding the matter of how to persecute Jesus. However, Herod returns Jesus to Pilate who, in turn, gives the crowd a choice between which prisoner they would rather to see set free–Jesus, or Barrabas. The crowd chooses to have Barrabas set free. Thus, Jesus is handed over to the Roman soldiers and is brutally flagellated. Bloody and unrecognizable, he is brought back before Pilate who, once again, presents him to the thirsty crowd–assuming they will see that Jesus has been punished enough. The crowd, however, is not satisfied. Thus, Pilate washes his hands of the entire dilemma, ordering his men to do as the crowd wishes. Whipped and weakened, Jesus is presented with the cross and is ordered to carry it through the streets of Jerusalem, all the way up to Golgotha. There, more corporal cruelty takes place as Jesus is nailed to the cross–suffering, he hangs there, left to die. Initially, in his dazed suffering, Jesus is alarmed that he has been abandoned by God his father. He then beseeches God. At the moment of his death, nature itself over-turns.

About The Passion of the Christ Movie

The Passion of the Christ is an American epic biblical drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Mel Gibson. It stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus of Nazareth, Maia Morgenstern as Mary, mother of Jesus, and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene.

As per the title, the film primarily covers the final 12 hours before Jesus Christ’s death, known as “the Passion”. It begins with the Agony in the Garden of Olives (i.e., Gethsemane), continues with the betrayal of Judas Iscariot, the brutal Scourging at the Pillar, the suffering of Mary as prophesied by Simeon, the crucifixion and death of Jesus, and ends with a brief depiction of his resurrection.

The narrative is interspersed with moments in Jesus’s life, such as The Last Supper and The Sermon on the Mount, and moments of Jesus’ early life. The film was mostly shot in Italy.

The dialogue is entirely in reconstructed Aramaic, Hebrew, and Latin. Although Gibson was initially against it, the film is subtitled.

The Passion of the Christ was theatrically released on February 25, 2004. The film was controversial and received polarized reviews from critics; some regarded the film a religious and holy experience, praising the performances of the cast, production values, and John Debney’s musical score, while some found it to be antisemitic and the graphic violence to be extreme and emotionally draining.

The film grossed over $612 million worldwide and became the fifth highest-grossing film of 2004 internationally at the end of its theatrical run. It is the highest-grossing (inflation unadjusted) Christian film of all time, as well as the highest-grossing independent film of all time. It was the highest-grossing R-rated film in the USA, at $370.8 million, before Deadpool & Wolverine surpassed it in August 2024.

It received three nominations at the 77th Academy Awards in 2005, for Best Makeup, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score.

In 2020, Caviezel said that it would be titled The Resurrection of the Christ and predicted, “It’s going to be the biggest film in world history.”

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