The Gospel According to Matthew (1965)
The Gospel According to Matthew (1965)
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Cast & Crew.
Enrique Irazoqui
Cristo
Margherita Caruso
Maria (Giovane)
Susanna Pasolini
Maria (Vecchia)
Marcello Morante
Giuseppe
Mario Socrate
Giovanni Battista
Settimio Di Porto
Pietro
Alfonso Gatto
Andrea
Luigi Barbini
Giacomo
Giacomo Morante
Giovanni
Giorgio Agamben
Filippo
Guido Cerretani
Bartolomeo
Guido Cerretani
Bartolomeo
Rosario Migale
Tommaso
Ferruccio Nuzzo
Matteo
Marcello Galdini
Giacomo Figlio di Alfeo
Elio Spaziani
Taddeo
Enzo Siciliano
Simone
Otello Sestili
Giuda
Juan Rodolfo Wilcock
Caifa
Alessandro Tasca
Ponzio Pilato
Amerigo Bevilacqua
Erode I
Francesco Leonetti
Erode II
Franca Cupane
Erodiade
Paola Tedesco
Salomè
Rossana Di Rocco
L'Angelo del Signore
Renato Terra
Un Indemoniato
Eliseo Boschi
Giuseppe D'Arimatea / Production Supervisor
Natalia Ginzburg
Maria di Betania
Umberto Bevilacqua
Boia di Giovanni Battista (uncredited)
Silvio Citti
Stefaton (uncredited)
Ninetto Davoli
Pastore con Bambino (uncredited)
Domenico Notarangelo
Centurion (uncredited)
Danilo Donati
Costume Design
Luigi Scaccianoce
Production Design
Andrea Fantacci
Set Decoration
Nino Baragli
Editor
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director / Writer
Lamberto Marini
Assistant Makeup Artist
Mimma Pomilia
Hairstylist
Manolo Bolognini
Production Manager
Enzo Ocone
Production Manager
Marcello Ceccarelli
Makeup Artist
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Camera Operator
Dante Ferretti
Assistant Production Design
Elsa Morante
Assistant Director
Andreina Casini
Assistant Editor
Giovanni Canfarelli Modica
First Assistant Camera
Paolo Schneider
Assistant Director
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Details.
Release DateMarch 3, 1965
Original NameIl vangelo secondo Matteo
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Filming LocationsCatania · Basilicata · Crotone · Apulia, Italy
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This Movie Is About.
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The Gospel According to St. Matthew (Italian: Il vangelo secondo Matteo, lit. 'The Gospel according to Matthew') is a 1964 epic biblical drama film in the Italian neorealist style, written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is a cinematic rendition of the story of Jesus according to the Gospel of Matthew, from the Nativity through the Resurrection.
In the neorealist tradition, the film utilizes a cast of non-professional actors, and is filmed entirely on-location throughout Southern Italy. The dialogue is taken directly from the Gospel of Matthew, as Pasolini felt that "images could never reach the poetic heights of the text." He reportedly chose Matthew's Gospel over the others because he had decided that "John was too mystical, Mark too vulgar, and Luke too sentimental."
The film is considered a classic of world cinema and the neorealist genre. After initial release, it won the Venice Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, and three Nastro d'Argento Awards including Best Director. It was nominated for three Oscars - Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Score. In 2015, the Vatican City newspaper L'Osservatore Romano called it the best film on Christ ever made.