Godspell

Godspell (also known as Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew) is the 1973 film adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical Godspell created by John-Michael Tebelak. Directed by David Greene with stars Victor Garber as Jesus and David Haskell as Judas/John the Baptist, the film is set in modern-day New York City. John-Michael Tebelak is credited as co-writer of the screenplay and served as the creative consultant, although d... More

Initial release date:

  • Mar 21, 1973

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Rating:

G (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min

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Also known as:

  • Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew

Film

Directed by

David Greene

L. David Syms-Greene (February 22, 1921 – April 7, 2003), born Lucius David Syms Brian Lederman, was a British television and film director from Manchester, England, who emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1953, where he trained in television production with the CBC, and then moved on to Hollywood,...

Tagline:

  • The Gospel according to today.
  • All the excitement, the glamour, the tenderness, the music of the greatest entertainment of our time
  • Godspell comes to the screen!
  • GODSPELL spreads its joy to the screen
  • GODSPELL is a miracle of a movie musical!

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  • Mar 21, 1973

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min
  • 1 h 42 min
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Godspell

Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway. Several cast albums have been released over the years and one of...

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List Rank Year Note
  • 3,516
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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