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Godspell

1973, Musical, 1h 43m

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Movie Info

At the behest of John the Baptist (David Haskell), young men and women forsake their jobs and take up the mantle of Jesus Christ (Victor Garber) -- becoming his disciples -- in a musical retelling of the Gospel of Matthew set in modern-day New York City. Using song and dance, the apostles traverse the city, spreading Christ's message of love and tolerance as the time moves ever closer to his betrayal at the hands of Judas (also played by David Haskell) and, ultimately, his crucifixion.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Musical
Original Language:

English
Director:

David Greene
Producer:

Edgar Lansbury
Release Date (Theaters):

Mar 21, 1973 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 4, 2000
Runtime:

1h 43m
Distributor:

Columbia Pictures

Cast & Crew

Victor Garber
Jesus

David Haskell

David Haskell
John, Judas

Jerry Sroka
Jerry

Lynne Thigpen
Lynne

Katie Hanley
Katie

Robin Lamont

Robin Lamont
Robin

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Critic Reviews for Godspell

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Full Review… Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times

Full Review… Patrick McDonald HollywoodChicago.com

Full Review… Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain)

Full Review… Phil Hall Film Snobbery

Full Review… Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Full Review… Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

Full Review… Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Full Review… Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

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Full Review… Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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Audience Reviews for Godspell

Sep 05, 2010

This movie walks a fine line between uplifting and annoying. For the most part I found it really annoying. Maybe I'll watch it again someday to give it another chance.

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Dec 12, 2008

I liked it, I thought the songs were good and it made me sad.

Marion R Super Reviewer
Feb 06, 2008

If it wasn't so obviously religious, I would suspect they were all on drugs. Shocking.

Nicki M Super Reviewer
Aug 10, 2007

Kinda cool but dated. Good music though.

Sunil J Super Reviewer

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