Watch The Gospel According To St. Matthew (1964) Free Online

Release Date: 1964   Duration: 135 min

Cast: Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante, Enrique Irazoqui

Categories: Movies, Christian film, Art film, World cinema, Costume drama, Hagiography, Drama, Biographical film, Historical drama

The Gospel According to St. Matthew is a 1964 Italian biographical drama film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ, from the Nativity through the Resurrection. The dialogue is primarily taken directly from the Gospel of Matthew, as Pasolini felt that "images could never reach the poetic heights of the text." He reportedly chose Matthew's Gospel over...  MORE

The Gospel According to St. Matthew is a 1964 Italian biographical drama film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ, from the Nativity through the Resurrection. The dialogue is primarily taken directly from the Gospel of Matthew, as Pasolini felt that "images could never reach the poetic heights of the text." He reportedly chose Matthew's Gospel over the others because he had decided that "John was too mystical, Mark too vulgar, and Luke too sentimental." LESS