JESUS CHRIST
SUPERSTAR

1973 ***** 107 mins.

The motion picture of Jesus Christ, Superstar is a wonderful experience. Norman Jewison took the film to Israel to film on location. The result is a true masterpiece of motion picture making. The film stars Ted Neeley in the role of Jesus Christ and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene. Taking the music from the original album and the stage show, the film gives the story its own dramatic flare. The film begins with the players arriving to their location in a bus. On top of this bus is all of their props. They unload the props, don their attire, and act out the story of the last couple of weeks of Jesus's life. Being a rock opera, the whole story is told through the songs and the images. Jesus Christ, Superstar is a film that should never be forgotten.
Rated G; though it contains some questionable images.

• Original theatrical aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (Todd-AO 35)
• Premiered in New York, New York on August 07, 1973
• On the commentary track on the second DVD release (not the one pictured above), Norman Jewison says that this was the last film to be shot in Todd-AO 35

• ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION: Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation (Andre Previn, Herbert W. Spencer, and Andrew Lloyd Webber)
• BAFTA AWARD: Best Sound Track (Les Wiggins, Gordon K. McCallum, and Keith Grant)
• BAFTA AWARD NOMINATIONS: Best Cinematography (Douglas Slocombe) and Best Costume Design (Yvonne Blake)
• BRITISH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARD: Best Cinematography (Douglas Slocombe)
• DAVID DI DONATELLO AWARD: Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) (Norman Jewison)
• GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINATIONS: Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy (Norman Jewison and Robert Stigwood), Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (Carl Anderson), Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (Ted Neeley), Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Yvonne Elliman), Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Carl Anderson), and Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Ted Neeley)

• Production Notes
• Cast & Filmmakers' Bios
• Film Highlights
• Theatrical Trailer
• Web Links
• The film presented in its 2.35:1 aspect ratio
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• French Dolby Surround
• Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired
• Spanish Subtitles