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Jesus Christ Superstar
1973
· Movie
· 108 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2391
- IMDb #1349
- Google retired #1310
- Rotten Tomatoes #2861
- Letterboxd #1128
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3730
+4 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2040
- Criticker #1493
- Kinopoisk #411
- Trakt #1669
Every rating
52–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 52, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 58, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The last week of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot. Set to a rock score, the musical explores the interpersonal relationships and conflicts between Jesus, Judas, and their followers, as well as the political pressures exerted by the Romans and Pharisees, leading toward the inevitable crucifixion.
Details
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Writers
- Melvyn Bragg, Norman Jewison
- Based on
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Released
- 15 August 1973
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $24.6M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →3 wins from 16 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1973 | Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation | André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer, and Andrew Lloyd Webber | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Carl Anderson | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Ted Neeley | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Yvonne Elliman | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Carl Anderson | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Ted Neeley | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1973 | Best Soundtrack | Les Wiggins, Gordon McCallum, and Keith Grant | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Carl Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Ted Neeley | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Yvonne Elliman | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Carl Anderson | Nominee |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Ted Neeley | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation | André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer, and Andrew Lloyd Webber | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Soundtrack | Les Wiggins, Gordon McCallum, and Keith Grant | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Yvonne Blake | Nominee |
| United Nations Award | Norman Jewison | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Douglas Slocombe | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Norman Jewison | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Carl Anderson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Yvonne Elliman | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Spike | Norman Jewison | Nominee |