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Basic facts

Original title The Last Temptation of Christ
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1988-09-30

Cast

Willem Dafoe
Jesus

Barbara Hershey
Maria Magdalena

Harry Dean Stanton
Saulus/Paulus

David Bowie
Pontius Pilatus

Verna Bloom
Maria, Jesu moder

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Title for Swedish DVD release

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor

Cast

Willem Dafoe Jesus
Harvey Keitel Judas
Barbara Hershey Maria Magdalena
Harry Dean Stanton Saulus/Paulus
David Bowie Pontius Pilatus
Verna Bloom Maria, Jesu moder
André Gregory Johannes Döparen
Juliette Caton flickängeln
Roberts Blossom en åldrad Mästare
Irvin Kershner Sebedeus
Gary Basrada aposteln Andreas
Victor Argo aposteln Petrus
Michael Been aposteln Johannes
Paul Herman aposteln Filippos
John Lurie aposteln Jakob
Leo Burmester aposteln Natanael
Alan Rosenberg aposteln Tomas
Tomas Arana Lasarus
Nehemiah Persoff rabbin
Barry Miller Jerobeam

Companies

Production Company Universal Pictures
Cineplex Odeon Films
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United International Pictures AB
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Universal Film AB 2013

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 127833
Date 1988-09-02
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4470 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 544-495-541-541-574-511-566-501-197 = 4 470 m.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio Widescreen (unspecified)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Stereo
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Reels 9 reels


Original work

Original title O telefteos pirasmos (Novel)
Author Nikos Kazantzakis


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1988-09-30 Park Stockholm Sweden 164 min
1988-09-30 Göta Gothenburg Sweden 164 min
1988-09-30 Downtown Malmö Sweden 164 min (samt ytterligare 2 platser)
Cinematheque screening 1990-05-19 Malmö Sweden
1993-11-02 Gothenburg Sweden
TV showing 1995-08-19 TV2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1996-11-16 Malmö Sweden
1998-04-08 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
1998-04-10 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1999-12-11 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1999-12-14 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
2000-08-22 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 163 min
2000-10-14 Spegeln Malmö Sweden 163 min
2003-03-24 Sture Stockholm Sweden 163 min
2003-03-26 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 163 min
2009-09-04 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 163 min
2009-09-13 Sture Stockholm Sweden 163 min
2009-09-29 Spegeln Malmö Sweden 163 min
2009-10-31 Bio Capitol Gothenburg Sweden 163 min
DVD release 2013-05-22 Sweden (Blu-ray)
TV showing 2018-03-30 TV3 Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints 15
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides 9
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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