The Passion of the Christ : Ask Biography

Film information

Name

The Passion of the Christ

Directed by

Mel Gibson

Produced by

Bruce Davey
Mel Gibson
Stephen McEveety
Enzo Sisti

Starring

Jim Caviezel
Maia Morgenstern
Monica Bellucci
Rosalinda Celentano

Music by

John Debney

Cinematography

Caleb Deschanel

Editing by

John Wright

Studio

Icon Productions

Distributed by

Newmarket Films

Release date

Running time

125 minutes

Country

Language

Aramaic
Latin

Budget

$30 million

Gross revenue

$611,899,420

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'The Passion of the Christ' (sometimes referred to as 'The Passion') is a 2004 drama film directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It also draws on other devotional writings, such as those disputedly attributed to Anne Catherine Emmerich.

The Passion of the Christ covers the final 12 hours of Jesus' life beginning with the Agony in the Garden and ending with a brief depiction of his resurrection. Flashbacks of Jesus as a child, the Sermon on the Mount, the Last Supper, etc. are also included.

The film has been highly controversial and received mixed reviews, with the complaint that the extreme violence in the movie obscures its message." Catholic sources have questioned the authenticity of the non-Biblical material the film drew on.

The film's dialogue is entirely in reconstructed Aramaic and Latin with vernacular subtitles. The film was a major hit, grossing in excess of $600 million during its theatrical release, becoming the highest grossing non-English language film of all time.