Synopsis. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar first exploded onto the West End stage in 1971 and it was clear that the musical world would never be the same again. For the first time ever, Jesus Christ Superstar has been specially filmed for video. Shot at Pinewood Studios, this brand new filmed stage version starring Synopsis. Recounts the last days of Jesus Christ from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his own hype, forgetting the principles of his teachings and growing too close to the prostitute Mary Magdalene. So it would be a deal-breaker if my boyfriend Frank couldn’t get down with my favourite of the duo’s musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar – specifically the 1973 movie, which depicts a gaggle of Much like the musical that inspired it, the 1973 film centered around the last days of Jesus Christ as told through the perspective of Judas Iscariot (played in the film by Carl Anderson). Jesus Christ Superstar o Jesucristo Superstar es una ópera rock con música de Andrew Lloyd Webber y letras de Tim Rice, que primero surgió como álbum concept 22. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) AKA the longest story ever told. This is your bona fide old school, all-star Biblical epic. The good news: while there are plenty of the kind of polystyrene 175. $24,593,103. All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 478. $24,593,103. Financial analysis of Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) including budget, domestic and international box office gross, DVD and Blu-ray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Jesus Christ Superstar first saw life in 1970 as an album, a rock opera with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd-Webb. In an interview on the 2004 Jesus Christ Superstar Special Edition DVD, Rice said he got the initial inspiration at age 15 while attending a religious school. Rice was intrigued by Judas Iscariot, finding him an fP2wTI.