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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1964 DVD Release: 02/23/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: Italian Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 17 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Drama, Religious Drama, Hagiography See Also: The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, The Gospel According to St. Matthew [Widescreen]

Relating his facts in straight-on documentary fashion, Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 Biblical film stars Enrique Irazoqui as Jesus. In it, Christ and his followers are depicted as gentle radicals working against the grain of the unjust Roman power structure. Typically offbeat Pasolini touches include having Satan disguise himself as a Catholic priest and the casting of the director's own mother as the Virgin Mary. The music is selected from a variety of sources, from Bach to American spirituals. Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo was released in the U.S. as The Gospel According to St. Matthew -- much to the discomfort of Pasolini, who didn't want Matthew designated as a saint. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Enrique Irazoqui - Jesus Christ
Margherita Caruso - Mary, as a girl
Susanna Pasolini - Mary, as a Woman
Marcello Morante - Joseph
Mario Socrate - John the Baptist