ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion (2004)
An interview with Mel Gibson by Diane Sawyer
In this special edition of Primetime, ABC News' Diane Sawyer interviews filmmaker Mel Gibson about his highly controversial movie, ""The Passion of the Christ."" He responds to charges that the movie's portrayal of the Jewish role in the death of Christ will encourage anti-Semitism. He also elaborates on comments he's made about the Holocaust. In addition, Gibson tells why he felt it necessary to exhibit such a graphic depiction of Christ's crucifixion on film and discusses his decision to tell the story in Aramaic and Latin.
- Date of release
- 2004-02-16
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 40m
- Genres
- Documentary, TV Movie
- Director
- George Paul
Casting
- Mel Gibson — Self
- Diane Sawyer — Self
- Amy-Jill Levine — Self
- Darrell L. Bock — Self
- Dr. Philip A. Cunningham — Self
- Abraham Foxman — Self
- Maia Morgenstern — Self
- John Dominic Crossan — Self
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