Movie: The Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an Unknown

Top 10 Billed Cast

Michel Morat
Michel Morat

Le Christ-homme

Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky

Le Christ-femme

Isabelle Weingarten
Isabelle Weingarten

Marie

Tamia
Tamia

Marie-Madeleine

Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale

Le reporter TV / Ponce Pilate

Ferruccio Malandrini
Ferruccio Malandrini

Jean-Baptiste

Maurice Poullenot
Maurice Poullenot

Caïphe

Arlette Emmery
Arlette Emmery

La fille folle

Olivier Delilez
Olivier Delilez

Le bon larron

Stéphan Koziak
Stéphan Koziak

Le mauvais larron

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    A very personal interpretation, to say the least, of the passion of the Christ According to St. John.

  • Release Date

    1974-05-20

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    4.9

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    2.5 starts
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    Français
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