The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film produced, directed, and co-written by Mel Gibson. It stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus of Nazareth, Maia Morgenstern as Mary, mother of Jesus, and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It also draws on pious accounts such as the Friday of Sorrows, along with other devotional writings, such as the reputed visions attributed to Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich.
Matera, Italy
The theatrical poster for The Passion Recut, which depicts Jesus without facial lacerations.
Roger Ebert gave The Passion of the Christ a positive review and defended it against allegations of anti-semitism.
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson is an American actor and film director. He is known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max and as Martin Riggs in the buddy cop action-comedy film series Lethal Weapon.
Gibson in 2016
Gibson in 1985
Gibson in 1990 at an Air America premiere
Gibson with Expendables co-star Sylvester Stallone (background) in 2014