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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David Bowie as Pontius Pilate canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film role ⓘ
portrayal of historical figure ⓘ
appearsIn The Last Temptation of Christ ⓘ
associatedHistoricalFigure Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ
associatedWithComposerOfFilmScore Peter Gabriel ⓘ
associatedWithDirector Martin Scorsese ⓘ
basedOn The Last Temptation of Christ (novel) ⓘ
castingDecisionBy Martin Scorsese ⓘ
character Pontius Pilate ⓘ
controversyContextOfWork religious controversy surrounding The Last Temptation of Christ ⓘ
coStarsWith Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene ⓘ
Harvey Keitel as Judas Iscariot ⓘ
Willem Dafoe as Jesus ⓘ
linked to: Willem Dafoe
costumeType Roman official attire ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United States ⓘ
culturalDomain biblical cinema ⓘ
depicts Pontius Pilate ⓘ
trial of Jesus ⓘ
directorOfWork Martin Scorsese ⓘ
distributionFormat theatrical release ⓘ
distributorOfWork Universal Pictures ⓘ
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 ⓘ
partOfCastOf The Last Temptation of Christ ⓘ
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 ⓘ
portrayedInLiveAction yes ⓘ
portrays Roman governor of Judea ⓘ
portraysMoralAmbiguity yes ⓘ
productionCompanyOfWork Universal Pictures ⓘ
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 ⓘ