
(Emmerich reports that he "fled as if a thousand furies were at his heel" and later mentions Satan standing at his side to drive him to despair, chapter 14.) Acts states that his body also fell, causing him to burst open and spill out his bowels. Matthew reports that Judas committed suicide by strangulation, presumed to be from hanging.

The film's principal cast and crew are as follows:

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Gibson intended the movie to be faithful not to the New Testament alone, but rather to the New Testament as viewed through Catholic tradition, which accepts as valid a number of later sources.Īustralian photographer Ken Duncan was invited by Mel Gibson to be present during filming and offers limited edition prints ( ) and a book full of photography shot on location. Gibson's religious beliefs, which inspired the film, are those of traditional Catholicism, which rejects most of the pastoral reforms set by the Second Vatican Council, commonly referred to as Vatican II. Mel Gibson played a crucial role in getting the film made, putting up his money to finance the project and directing and co-producing the film. According to the same number of critics praised the film as hated it. The film was re-released on Ma"recut", or in other words reedited, in which Gibson removed approximately 5 minutes of the most graphic footage, in an effort to broaden the audience of the film.Ĭritics were polarized over the film. Taking $370m in the US, it became the highest-grossing R-rated film ever made, and the 9th highest all-time domestic gross. The film's dialogue is in Latin and in a reconstructed Aramaic.Īfter months of interest and controversy (primarily over alleged anti-Semitism) that led to record pre-release sales, the movie opened in the United States on February 25 ( Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent), 2004. Mel Gibson financed and directed this film adaptation of the traditional Passion play, which is a Christian tradition during the season of Lent.

The Passion of the Christ ( 2004) is an independent film about the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus Christ.
