Category:Judas Iscariot--cinema (subject)

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Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche (2015)

Rafael Rivelles (1954)

Joseph Schildkraut (1927)

Robert G. Vignola (1912)

Works of cinema related to Judas Iscariot

Overview

As a key character in the narrative, Judas Iscariot appears in virtually all Jesus movies. Sometimes, the story is seen from his point of view and the reasons for his betrayal are explored.

The group of films, in which Judas Iscariot is the protagonist, includes: Le baiser de Judas (starring Jean Mounet-Sully, 1909); Giuda (Oreste Grandi, 1911); El beso de Judas (Rafael Rivelles, 1954); Witness to Yesterday: Judas Iscariot (Donald Davis, 1974); Il bacio di Giuda (Giorgio Algranti, 1988); Gli amici di Gesù: Giuda (Enrico Lo Verso, 2001); Judas (Johnathon Schaech, 2004); Judas (Norman Reedus, 2011); and Histoire de Judas (Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, 2015).

In other movies Judas Iscariot has a very relevant role, notably, in King of Kings (starring Rip Torn, 1961), Jesus Christ Superstar (Carl Anderson, 1973), and The Last Temptation of Christ (Harvey Keitel, 1988). In these movies Judas Iscariot is introduced as the disciple closest to Jesus.

@ 2017 Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan

Bibliography

• Judas Iscariot, Damned or Redeemed: A Critical Examination of the Portrayal of Judas in Jesus Films, 1902-2014 (2016 Hebron), book

• Judas Superstar: 121 Films on Judas from 1896 to 2020 (2021 Steiner), book

Performing Judas Iscariot (cinema & television)

The first actor to be credited as Judas Iscariot was Frank Gaylor in The Passion Play of Oberammergau (1898), but it was Jean Mounet-Sully (1909) and Oreste Grandi (1911) who fist played the character in the leading role. Among the most famous actors who played the part in a supporting role in those years are George Larkin (1912), Robert G. Vignola (1912), Alexander Granach (1923), and others. In 1927, Cecil DeMille asked Jewish actor Joseph Schildkraut to play the role, and gave him a distinctive personality as an ambitious zealot and former lover of Mary Magdalene.

Judas returned to be the protagonist with Rafael Rivelles (1954). Once again, in 1961 Rip Torn revived the role as a zealot, friend of Barabbas.

In the 1970s, Judas was made co-protagonist of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar." Jon English created the role on stage, but it was African-American actor and singer Carl Anderson who became an international sensation.

After Donald Davis (1974) and Giorgio Algranti (1988), another memorable performance was offered in The Last Temptation of Christ by Harvey Keitel who introduced Judas as Jesus's closest friend and advisor. This is a predominant interpretative trend in recent movies, where Enrico Lo Verso (2001) and Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche (2015) stress the friendship between Jesus and Judas.

Judas returned to be Jesus's main political antagonist with Johnathon Schaech in "Judas (2004).

A new generation of interpreters of Judas in "Jesus Christ Superstar has emerged in the last decades, from to Jérôme Pradon (2000) to Tim Minchin (2012), and Jason Bouman (2013).

• The Life of Our Saviour; or, The Passion Play (1914) Played by Jean Jacquinet (as Judas)

• Antakaa ihmisen elää (1965) (TV) Played by Ville-Veikko Salminen (as Juudas)
• Herodes und Mariamne (1965) (TV) Played by Arno Görke (as Judas) ... aka "Herod and Marianne" - International (English title) (literal English title)
• Laudes Evangelii (1961) (TV) Played by Alberto Testa (as Judas)
• Bibliska bilder (1961) (TV) Played by Aloysius Valente (as Judas)

• New Media Bible, The: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979) Played by Eli Danker ... aka "Word-for-Word, The Bible on Video: Gospel of Luke" - USA (video box title)
• The Chosen One (1977) Played by José Carlos Ruiz (as Judas) ... aka "El elegido" - Mexico (original title)
• "Os Apóstolos de Judas" (1976) TV series Played by Jonas Mello (as Judas)
• La vérité sur l'imaginaire passion d'un inconnu (1974) Played by Bernard Pinon (as Judas) / Jean de Gaspary (as Judas)
• Godspell (1973) Played by David Haskell (as Judas) ... aka "Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew" - USA (original title)
• Greaser's Palace (1972) Played by Buddy Butler (as Judas)
• Jesús, nuestro Señor (1971) Played by Juan Gallardo (as Judas Iscariote)
• Bach: Matthäus-Passion (1971) (TV) Played by Siegmund Nimsgern (as Judas)
• Os Senhores da Terra (1970) Played by Roberto Bonfim (as Judas Escariote)

• His Last Days (1987) (V) Played by Daniel Yoffe (as Jude) / Yakar Tzemeh (as Judas)
• Lyrics by Tim Rice (1985) (V) Played by Murray Head
• Caligula helytartója (1984) (TV) Played by Csaba Jakab (as Judás)
• Uccelli d'Italia (1984) Played by Alfredo Cerruti
• Riding High (1981) Played by Bill Mitchell (as Judas S. Chariot)

• "This Morning with Richard Not Judy" Played by Kevin Eldon
• The People's Passion (1999) (TV) Played by Kevin Whately (as Judas)
• Jesus 2000 (1998) Played by Michael Gardner
• Godspell (1997) (TV) Played by Rodrigo Saraiva (as Judas)
• 666: Mo gui fu huo (1996) Played by Francis Chun-Yu Ng (as Judas)
• The Revolutionary (1995) (V) Played by Nir Kaleff (as Judas) ... aka "The Life of Jesus: The Revolutionary" - USA (video box title)
• "The Easter Stories" - Judas's Tale (1994) TV episode, Played by Craig Charles (as Judas)
• Master i Margarita (1994) Played by Igor Vernik (as Iuda) ... aka "The Master and Margarita" *The Judas Project (1990) Played by Ramy Zada (as Jude)

• The Last Supper (2009/III) Played by Angus Sampson (as Judas)
• INRI (2009) Played by Emerson Bixby (as Judas)
• "Who Was Jesus" - The Last Days (2009) TV episode, Played by Helmi Dridi (as Judas)
• The Apostles (2009) Played by Lyndon Casey (as Judas)
• "Biblical Mysteries Explained" - Lost Gospels (2008) TV episode, Played by Sergio Candido (as Judas) - The Lost Gospels of Judas (2008) TV episode, Played by Sergio Candido (as Judas)
• Color of the Cross 2: The Resurrection (2008) Played by Gerald Webb (as Jude) / Sebastian Siegel (as Judas)
• Teenage Christ (2008) Played by Pat Lambert (as Judas)
• "Family Guy" ... aka "Padre de familia" - USA (Spanish title) - Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air (2007) TV episode, Played by Alec Sulkin (as Judas)
• "The Easter Experience" (2007) TV series Played by Paul Jones (as Judas)
• Uno de vosotros me traicionará (2007) Played by Julián Teurlais (as Judas) ... aka "One of You Betrayed Me" - International (English title) (literal English title)
• The Greatest Miracle (2007) Played by Richard Mountford (as Judas)
• Judas: One of Twelve (2007) Played by Kerry Valderrama
• The Last Supper: 13 Men of Courage (2007) (TV) Played by Keith Allen (as Judas)
• Passion Play (2007) Played by Victor John Beaulieu II
• The Last Supper (2006) Played by Michael Bortone (as Judas)
• The Gospel of Judas (2006) (TV) Played by Sami Temimi (as Judas) ... aka "The Lost Gospel of Judas" - Europe (English title) (alternative title)
• "The Master and Margarita" ... aka "Master i Margarita" - Russia (original title) - Episode #1.8 (2005) TV episode, Played by Dmitriy Nagiev (as Judas)
• The Sobbing Stone (2005) Played by Rob J. Moore (as Judas)
• Matthew 26:17 (2005) Played by Tom Trudeau (as Judas)
• Kvetchin' of the Christ (2004) Played by Robert William Campbell (as Judas)
• Messiah (2004) (V) Played by Michael J. Peluso / David Goldberg (as Jude)
• The Gospel According to God (2004) Played by Yoni Lahav ... aka "Ha-Bsora Al-Pi Elohim" - Israel (original title)
• Jesus Christ: Serial Rapist (2004) (V) Played by Rocco Martone (as Judas)
• The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene (2004) Played by Warren Hammack (as Judas)
• "Jesus & Josefine" Played by Lelo Shalby (as Judas)
• "Jesus, Josefine og budskabet bag" (2003) TV series Played by Lelo Shalby (as Judas)
• Judas: Traitor or Friend? (2002) (TV) Played by Robbie Morris (as Judas)
• Palindrome r.s.s.r. (2002) Played by Jerry Ezekiel (as Judas)
• Giuda (2001) Played by Flavio Sciolè (as Giuda)
• Joseph of Nazareth (2000) (TV) Played by Omar Lahlou (as Judas) ... aka "Gli amici di Gesù - Giuseppe di Nazareth" - Italy (original title)

• The Gospel According to Bart (2015) Played by Leroy Carver (as Judas)
• Santiago Apostol (????) Played by Salvador Zerboni (as Judas)
• Jesus Cries (2015) Played by Bardo Böhlefeld (as Judas)
• Judas (2014/II) Played by Andre Guarany (as Judas)
• Jesus the Remake (????) Played by Kevin Mulcahy (as Judas)
• Easter Mysteries (2016) Played by Phillip James Griffith (as Judas)
• The Passion (2016/I) (TV) Played by Chris Daughtry (as Judas)
• St. Thaddeus and the Holy Shroud (2016) Played by Jose Torres Aquino (as Judas)
• Gay Jesus (2015) Played by Sam Hays (as Judas)
• The Cost of Sin (2015) Played by Danny Winn (as Judas)
• "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" - Manhunt in New York & Donald Rumsfield on Iraq (2015) TV episode, Played by Rory Albanese

"A.D. The Bible Continues" - The Spirit Arrives (2015) TV episode, Played by Cesare Taurasi (as Judas) - The Tomb Is Open (2015) TV episode, Played by Cesare Taurasi (as Judas)

• The Passion (2015) (TV) Played by Jeroen van Koningsbrugge (as Judas)
• "Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery." Played by David Mumeni (as Judas) - Judas (2015) TV episode, Played by David Mumeni (as Judas)
• Jesus the Christ (2015) Played by Aaron Marrero (as Judas)
• Who Would Jesus Date? (2015) Played by Simon Delaplaya (as Judas)
• By His Stripes (2014) Played by Michael Saenz (as Judas)
• Heaven Is Hell (2014) Played by Christopher Marcum (as Judas)
• All the Ways of God (2014) Played by Marc Garcia Coté (as Judas) ... aka "Tots els camins de Déu" - Spain (original title)
• The Jesus Mysteries (2014) (TV) Played by Charles Reston (as Judas)
• The Passion (2014) (TV) Played by Jamai Loman (as Judas)
• Barabbas (2014/II) Played by Ryan Sutton (as Judas)
• Risen! (2014) Played by Mateusz Michalak (as Judas)
• The Savior (2014/II) Played by Ashraf Barhom
• Jehovah and Son (2014) Played by Tommie Grabiec (as Judas)
• The Jersey Devil (2014/I) Played by Stephen Fontana
• Wolf: The Betrayal of Judas (2013) Played by Carl Wharton (as Judas)
• "Off2Kali Comedy" - Small Talk Denial (2013) TV episode, Played by Kristopher Turner (as Jude) - Awkward Easter (2013) TV episode, Played by Richard Young (as Judas)
• The Resurrection of Malchus (2013) Played by Ben Hackney (as Judas)
• Trinity - The Passion III: The Re-revenge of Christ (2013) Played by Ignasi Capmany (as Judas)
• The Passion (2013) (TV) Played by Daniël Boissevain (as Judas)
• "The S&M Experience" - Djesus Uncrossed (2013) TV episode, Played by Jordan Szymanowski
• "Saturday Night Live" - Christoph Waltz/Alabama Shakes (2013) TV episode, Played by Jay Pharoah
• Out of the Fire (2013/I) Played by Tom Mehl (as Judas)
• Judas the Peacemaker (2012) Played by Jack Martin (as Judas)
• "Jesus: The Teenage Years" (2012) TV series Played by Alex Perry (as Judas)
• The King (2012) Played by Antonio Forma (as Judas)

... aka "Su re" - Italy (original title)

• Fist of Jesus (2012) Played by Noé Blancafort (as Judas)
• Party of 12 (2012) Played by Steven G. Turner (as Judas)
• Unholy Grail (2012) Played by Eric McGowen
• Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption (2012) Played by Steve Callahan (as Judas)
• 12+1, una comedia metafísica (2012) Played by Fran Torres (as Izcariote)
• "Jest Originals" - The Passion of Tebow (2012) TV episode, Played by David Bluvband (as Judas)
• The Passion (2012) (TV) Played by Charly Luske (as Judas)
• "CollegeHumor Originals" - The Last Supper at a Chain Restaurant (2012) TV episode, Played by Connor Ratliff (as Judas)
• Mary of Nazareth (2012) (TV) Played by Nikolai Kinski (as Judas) ... aka "Maria di Nazaret" - Germany (original title)
• Bearers of the Promise (2012) Played by Harry Elmayan (as Judas)
• "The Cleveland Show" - Brown Magic (2012) TV episode, Played by Will Forte (as Judas)
• Deux Esprits (2012) Played by Andrew Eitel (as Judas)
• Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012) Played by Knox Collier (as Judas)
• "The Life of Jesus Christ" (2011) TV series Played by Adam Johnson
• Jesus Sex Scandal (2011) (V) Played by Greg Pritikin (as Judas)
• Stuck in the Middle (2011) Played by Oscar Avila (as Judas the Apostle)
• The Passion (2011) (TV) Played by Frank Lammers (as Judas)
• "Saved by the Savior" - Pilot (2011) TV episode, Played by Michael Monsour (as Judas)
• Guess Who's Coming to Supper? (2011) Played by Chip Joslin (as Judas)
• Black Jesus (2011) Played by Jay P. Brown (as Judas)
• Jesus, the Total Douchebag (2011) Played by Claire Voyant (as Judas) / Lydia Lael (as Judas)
• The Uncrucibles (2011) Played by Alex Weisbrod (as Judas)
• Judas the Lost Soul (2010) Played by Stephen White (as Judas)
• Nazareth: Special Features (2010) Played by Jon McLaren (as Judas)
• Mr. Iscariot's Basement (2010) Played by Anthony Cosmano (as Mr. Judas Iscariot)
• Crown Prince of Heaven (2010) Played by Steve West (as Judas)
• Empire Belfast (2010) Played by Ståle Kvaalen
• Who Framed Jesus (2010) (TV) Played by Harel Noff
• The Liturgy Series (2010) (V) Played by El Housseine Dejjiti (as Judas)
• "The Messiah Jesus, the Spirit of God" (2010) TV series Played by Mortada Daraby
• The Jesus Workout (2010) Played by Phillipe Simon (as Judas)

Il Cristo di Gamala: la vera storia dell'uomo chiamato Gesù (2017) Played by Ivan Brusa (as Giuda Iscariota) Caravaggio and My Mother the Pope (2017) Played by Fabrizio Calzolaio (as Judas) Revival! (2017) Played by Anthony Azizi P.S.O: In the Name of My Father (2017) Played by Péter Kálloy Molnár (as Judas) Judas (2017) Played by Cecilia Mati Guzzardi Mary Magdalene (2017) Played by Tahar Rahim (as Judas)

External links

• [ Judas Iscariot] in Internet Movie Database