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All Films
The Cultures of Religion in Film
| Amen (2002 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Costa-Gavras) Screenwriter: Costa-Gavras, Jean-Claude Grumberg, Rolf Hochhuth (play Der Stellvertreter) Starring: Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy |
| Annie Hall (1977 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Woody Allen) Screenwriter: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton |
| Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Gérard Oury) Screenwriter: Roberto De Leonardis, Josy Eisenberg, Gérard Oury, Danièle Thompson Starring: Louis de Funès, Suzy Delair, Marcel Dalio |
| The Believer (2001 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Henry Bean) Screenwriter: Henry Bean, Mark Jacobson (story) Starring: Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix, Theresa Russell, Billy Zane |
| Chariots of Fire (1981 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Hugh Hudson) Screenwriter: Colin Welland Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Ian Holm, Alice Krige |
| The Chosen (1981 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Jeremy Paul Kagan) Screenwriter: Edwin Gordon, Chaim Potok (novel) Starring: Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller |
| The Frisco Kid (1979 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Robert Aldrich) Screenwriter: Michael Elias, Frank Shaw Starring: Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford |
| Gandhi (1982 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Richard Attenborough) Screenwriter: John Briley Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud |
| Jésus de Montréal (1989 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Denys Arcand) Screenwriter: Denys Arcand Starring: Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay |
| The Matrix (1999 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Andy & Larry Wachowski) Screenwriter: Andy & Larry Wachowski Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss |
| Pi (1998 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Darren Aronofsky) Screenwriter: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Darren Aronofsky, Sean Gullette, Eric Watson |
| Simon Magus (1999 - IMDB) Directed by: Ben Hopkins) Screenwriter: Ben Hopkins Starring: Noah Taylor, Stuart Townsend, Sean McGinley |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Robert Wise) Screenwriter: Harry Bates (story), Edmund H. North Starring: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe Submitted by: Donald Melanson |
Representing the Extremes of Religion
| The Devil's Advocate (1997 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Taylor Hackford) Screenwriter: Andrew Neiderman (novel), Jonathan Lemkin & Tony Gilroy (screenplay) Starring: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron |
| Dogma (1999 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Kevin Smith) Screenwriter: Kevin Smith Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck |
| The Exorcist (1973 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: William Friedkin) Screenwriter: William Peter Blatty Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller |
| The Rapture (1991 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Michael Tolkin) Screenwriter: Michael Tolkin Starring: Mimi Rogers, Darwyn Carson, Patrick Bauchau |
| Stigmata (1999 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Rupert Wainwright) Screenwriter: Tom Lazarus Starring: Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce |
Representing the Founders of Religious Traditions
| Ben-Hur (1959 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: William Wyler) Screenwriter: Lew Wallace (novel), Karl Tunberg (screenplay), M. Anderson & C. Fry & G. Vidal (all 3 uncredited) Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet |
| Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Norman Jewison) Screenwriter: Tim Rice (book), Norman Jewison & Melvyn Bragg (screenplay) Starring: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Mary Magdalene, Barry Dennen |
| The Last Temptation of Christ (1988 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Martin Scorsese) Screenwriter: Paul Schrader, based on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Paul Greco |
| Life of Brian (1979 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Terry Jones) Screenwriter: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin |
| Siddharrtha (1972 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Conrad Rooks) Screenwriter: Hermann Hesse (novel), Conrad Rooks, Paul Mayersberg & Natasha Ullman (associate writers) Starring: Shashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Romesh Sharma Submitted by: Linda Rogers |
Representing the Histories of Religion
| Born in the USA: Muslim Americans (2003 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Ahmed Soliman) Screenwriter: |
| Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli) Screenwriter: Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Kenneth Ross, Lina Wertmüller, Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson |
| The Color of Jewish (1995 - IMDB) Directed by: Pamella Love) Screenwriter: |
| Inside Islam (2002 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Mark Hufnail) Screenwriter: Mitch Lodwick |
| Islam: Empire of Faith (2000 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Robert A. Gardner) Screenwriter: Jonathan Grupper Starring: Ben Kingsley (narrator) |
| The Message (1976 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Moustapha Akkad) Screenwriter: H.A.L. Craig, Tewfik El-Hakim, A.B. Jawdat El-Sahhar, A.B. Rahman El-Sharkawi, Mohammad Ali Maher Starring: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1993 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Luc Besson) Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Andrew Birkin Starring: Milla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, John Malkovich |
Sacred Texts and Films
| Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Norman Jewison) Screenwriter: Tim Rice (book), Norman Jewison & Melvyn Bragg (screenplay) Starring: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Mary Magdalene, Barry Dennen |
| King David (1985 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Bruce Beresford) Screenwriter: Andrew Birkin & James Costigan Starring: Richard Gere, Tomas Milian, Edward Woodward |
| The Passion (2004 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Mel Gibson) Screenwriter: Benedict Fitzgerald & Mel Gibson Starring: James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Hristo Jivkov |
| The Ten Commandments (1956 - IMDB - Amazon.com) Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille) Screenwriter: J.H. Ingraham, A.E. Southon, D.C. Wilson, A. MacKenzie, J. Lasky Jr., J. Gariss, F.M. Frank Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter |
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