Godspell (1973)

This movie is subtitled "A Musical Based On The Gospel According To St. Matthew". The film originated from the Off-Broadway play of the same name. In fact, it didn't appear on the Broadway stage until three years after the film.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, the film presents Jesus (Victor Garber) and his apostles. These nine people (as opposed to the standard twelve) abandon their mundane and unsatisfying lives and join Jesus in a romp around an abandoned New York City. Dressed in hippie thrift store rags, they all sing and tell bible stories in a fairly non-religious way.

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