David Bowie as Pontius Pilate

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David Bowie as Pontius Pilate refers to the musician and actor’s portrayal of the Roman governor who presides over Jesus’s trial in Martin Scorsese’s film "The Last Temptation of Christ."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film role
portrayal of historical figure
appearsIn The Last Temptation of Christ NERFINISHED
associatedHistoricalFigure Jesus of Nazareth NERFINISHED
associatedWithComposerOfFilmScore Peter Gabriel GENERATED
associatedWithDirector Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED
basedOn The Last Temptation of Christ (novel) NERFINISHED
castingDecisionBy Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED
character Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED
controversyContextOfWork religious controversy surrounding The Last Temptation of Christ
coStarsWith Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED
Harvey Keitel as Judas Iscariot NERFINISHED
Willem Dafoe as Jesus NERFINISHED
costumeType Roman official attire
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalDomain biblical cinema
depicts Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED
trial of Jesus
directorOfWork Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED
distributionFormat theatrical release
distributorOfWork Universal Pictures NERFINISHED
filmingPeriodOfWork late 1980s
genreOfWork religious drama film
hairAndMakeupStyle Roman-era styling for a provincial governor
historicalTimeDepicted 1st century CE
languageOfWork English
laterDistributionFormat digital streaming
home video
television broadcast
medium feature film
narrativeFunction Roman authority presiding over Jesus’s fate
notableFor casting of rock musician David Bowie in a biblical role
novelAuthor Nikos Kazantzakis NERFINISHED
partOfCastOf The Last Temptation of Christ NERFINISHED
portrayalMedium cinema
portrayalReception often noted as an intriguing piece of casting in the film
portrayalStyle reserved and politically calculating interpretation of Pilate
portrayedBy David Bowie NERFINISHED
portrayedInLiveAction yes
portrays Roman governor of Judea
portraysMoralAmbiguity yes
productionCompanyOfWork Universal Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseEventLocationOfWork United States theatrical release
religiousContext Christianity
screenTimeCharacteristic supporting role
setIn Judea under Roman rule
workType adaptation of religious novel
yearOfFilmRelease 1988

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The Last Temptation of Christ role David Bowie as Pontius Pilate