The Passion of the Christ

Year:

2004

Duration:

127 min | 120 min (cut)

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Mel Gibson

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 15 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2004-02-25

Filming Locations: Basilicata, Italy

Earnings

Budget: $30,000,000

Opening Weekend: $83,848,082 (USA) (29 February 2004)

Gross: $370,782,930 (USA) (31 March 2005)

Cast

Actor

Character

Monica Bellucci

The Passion of the Christ

Jim Caviezel

Jesus

Maia Morgenstern

Mary

Christo Jivkov

John

Francesco De Vito

Peter

Mattia Sbragia

Caiphas

Toni Bertorelli

Annas

Luca Lionello

Judas

Hristo Shopov

Pontius Pilate

Claudia Gerini

Claudia Procles

Fabio Sartor

Abenader

Giacinto Ferro

Joseph of Arimathea

Aleksander Mincer

Nicodemus

Sheila Mokhtari

Woman in Audience

Lucio Allocca

Old Temple Guard

Paco Reconti

Whipping Guard

Adel Bakri

Temple Guard

Luciano Dragone

Second Man

Adel Ben Ayed

Thomas

Franco Costanzo

Accuser

Lino Salemme

Accuser

Emanuele Gullotto

Accuser

Francesco De Rosa

Accuser

Maurizio Di Carmine

Elder

Francesco Gabriele

Elder

Angelo Di Loreta

Elder

Federico Pacifici

Elder

Roberto Santi

Elder

Giovanni Vettorazzo

Elder

Ted Rusoff

Elder

Tom Shaker

Eyepatch

Andrea Coppola

Grizzled Beard

Romuald Andrzej Klos

Roman Soldier

Giuseppe Lo Console

Roman Soldier

Dario D'Ambrosi

Roman Soldier

Luciano Federico

Man in Audience

Omar Capalbo

Boy

Valerio Esposito

Boy

Antonello Iacovone

Boy

Nicola Tagarelli

Boy

Ivan Gaudiano

Boy

Chokri Ben Zagden

James

Roberto Bestazzoni

Malchus

Luca De Dominicis

Herod

Pietro Sarubbi

Barabbas

Abel Jafri

2nd Temple Officer (as Abel Jafry)

Lello Giulivo

Brutish Roman

Emilio De Marchi

Scornful Roman

Roberto Visconti

Scournful Roman

Sergio Rubini

Dismas

Francesco Cabras

Gesmas

Andrea Refuto

Young Jesus

Giovanni Capalbo

Cassius

Matt Patresi

Janus

Sabrina Impacciatore

Seraphia

Daniela Poti

Young Girl

Jarreth J. Merz

Simon of Cyrene

Noemi Marotta

Woman

Rossella Longo

Woman

Davide Marotta

Baby

Rosalinda Celentano

Satan

Danilo Di Ruzza

Pilate's Servant

Vincenzo Monti

Herod's Courtier

Danilo Maria Valli

Herod's Courtier

Nuot Arquint

Herod's Courtier

Abraam Fontana

Herod's Courtier

Valerio Isidori

Herod's Courtier

Paolo Dos Santos

Herod's Boy

Arianna Vitolo

Herod's Court Woman

Gabriella Barbuti

Herod's Court Woman

Ornella Giusto

Herod's Court Woman

Michelle Bonev

Herod's Court Woman

Lucia Stara

Herod's Court Woman

Evelina Meghnagi

Herod's Court Woman

Francis Dokyi

Herod's Servant (as Francis Dokyi Baffour)

Did you know?

Trivia

In this film, Jesus Christ asks "Who are you looking for?" A Soldier replies "We are looking for Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus Christ says "I am he." The importance of this incident is mentioned in Gospel of John. In Gospel of John 18:4-6 (in Aramaic NT), Jesus Christ says "I AM" (ENA NA in Aramaic NT) instead of "I am he." When Jesus Christ said that "I AM", they went backward and fell to the ground in John 18:6. This is interesting to note, because the name of God is "I AM" which was revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14.

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In an interview with Newsweek magazine, Jim Caviezel spoke about a few of the difficulties he experienced while filming. This included being accidentally whipped twice, which has left a 14-inch scar on his back. Caviezel also admitted he was struck by lightning while filming the Sermon on the Mount and during the crucifixion, experienced hypothermia during the dead of winter in Italy.

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Foreseeing damage to box office, its release in Mexico had to be moved one week earlier (from March 25 to March 19) because pirate copies were already available a few days after it premiered in the USA.

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Goofs

When Jesus falls down the steps while carrying the cross you can see the back of his left leg which has no scourge marks.

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When Pontius Pilate talks to Jesus alone he moves to the right of Jesus. In the next shot he appears on his left-hand side.

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The loin cloth dripping in blood Jesus was wearing before he started carrying the cross changed back to a clean loin cloth as soon as he started his journey.

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Quotes

Jesus: Forgive them, Father. They know not what they do.

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Jesus: Peter! Put it down! Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword.

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Annas: Yes, we'll listen to those that have heard your blashpemies. Good! Let's hear them!

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Faq

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Q

What languages do the characters speak in the film?

A

Jesus and his disciples speak Old Aramaic, a Semitic language which was the daily speech of most Jews between 539 BC and AD 70. The Jewish authorities speak Hebrew, which at the time was only used for religious purposes. The Romans speak Latin (however, in the eastern Roman Empire, Koine Greek was also used.) The Gospels were written in Koine Greek, however, many Aramaic words and phrases appear, most notably "Abba", "Mammon" and "Eli Eli lema sabachthani".

Q

How many lashes were afflicted upon Jesus during the chastisement scene?

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Jesus was beaten thirty times by the switches.

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