Judas

Judas (2004)

Was Judas Iscariot, the apostle whose kiss sentenced Jesus Christ to the crucifix, a patriot who argued with Jesus or a pawn of the Roman occupiers? The story of the Passion from a different angle, with Judas doing what he believed was best for his people.

Date of release
2004-03-08
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
Director
Charles Robert Carner

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Morocco

Judas is a 2004 American biblical television drama that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network on March 8, 2004. Written by Tom Fontana and directed by Charles Robert Carner, the 90-minute film retells the life and death of Judas from the traitor-apostle's own perspective, with Johnathon Schaech in the title role and Jonathan Scarfe portraying Jesus.

Production

Judas originated with Paulist Productions founder Father Ellwood “Bud” Kieser, who conceived a script exploring the psychological roots of betrayal; the project was completed posthumously by Fontana and producer-priest Frank Desiderio.

It was originally slated to be titled, Judas and Jesus. One source stated of the film that "The ABC television network tried to cash in on the craze for The Passion of the Christ". /> ABC kept the finished telefilm on the shelf for two years until the box-office success of The Passion of the Christ (2004) created a marketing opportunity for religious programming.

The film was shot in Ouarzazate, Morocco.

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