
The Last Temptation of Christ
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.
- Year: 1988
- Country: United States of America, Canada
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Universal Pictures, Cineplex-Odeon Films
- Keyword: christianity, traitor, roman, crucifixion, longing, moral conflict, spirituality, cross, temptation, mary magdalene, controversial
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Cast: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Paul Greco, Steve Shill, Verna Bloom, Barbara Hershey