Directed by
MEL GIBSON

Screenplay by
BENEDICT FITZGERALD AND MEL GIBSON

Produced by
MEL GIBSON
BRUCE DAVEY
STEPHEN MCEVEETY

Executive Producer
ENZO SISTI

Director of Photography
CALEB DESCHANEL, ASC

Production Designer
FRANCESCO FRIGERI

Film Editor
JOHN WRIGHT, ACE

Music By
JOHN DEBNEY

Costume Designer
MAURIZIO MILLENOTTI

Special Makeup and Visual Effects Designed and Produced by
KEITH VANDERLAAN

JIM CAVIEZEL

"THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST"

MONICA BELLUCCI

CLAUDIA GERINI

MAIA MORGENSTERN

SERGIO RUBINI

TONI BERTORELLI

ROBERTO BESTAZZONI

FRANCESCO CABRAS

GIOVANNI CAPALBO

ROSALINDA CELENTANO

EMILIO DE MARCHI

FRANCESCO DE VITO

LELLO GIULIVO

ABEL JAFRY

HRISTO JIVKOV

LUCA LIONELLO

JARRETH MERZ

MATT PATRESI

FABIO SARTOR

MATTIA SBRAGIA

HRISTO NAUMOV SHOPOV

ROBERTO VISCONTI

Casting by

SHAILA RUBIN

An ICON PRODUCTIONS Presentation

An Icon Production
A MEL GIBSON Film

Jesus
JIM CAVIEZEL

Mary
MAIA MORGENSTERN

John
HRISTO JIVKOV

Peter
FRANCESCO DE VITO

Magdalene
MONICA BELLUCCI

Caiphas
MATTIA SBRAGIA

Annas
TONI BERTORELLI

Judas
LUCA LIONELLO

Pontius Pilate
HRISTO NAUMOV SHOPOV

Claudia Procles
CLAUDIA GERINI

Abenader
FABIO SARTOR

Joseph Of Arimathea
GIANCINTO FERRO

Nicodemus
OLEK MINCER

Woman in Audience
SHEILA MOKHTARI

Old Temple Guard
LUCIO ALLOCCA

Whipping Guard
PACO RECONTI

Temple Guard
ADEL BAKRI

Second Man
LUCIANO DRAGONE

Thomas
ADEL BEN AYED

Accusers
FRANCO COSTANZO
LINO SALEMME
EMANUELE GULLOTTO
FRANCESCO DE ROSA

Elders
MAURIZIO DI CARMINE
FRANCESCO GABRIELE
ANGELO DI LORETA
FEDERICO PACIFICI
ROBERTO SANTI
TED RUSOFF

Eyepatch
TOM SHAKER

Grizzled Beard
ANDREA COPPOLA

Roman Soldiers
ROMUALD KLOS
GIUSEPPE LO CONSOLE
DARIO D'AMBROSI

Man In Audience
LUCIANO FEDERICO

Boys
OMAR CAPALBO
VALERIO ESPOSITO
ANTONELLO IACOVONE
NICOLA TAGARELLI
IVAN GAUDIANO

James
CHOKRI BEN ZAGDAN

Malchus
ROBERTO BESTAZZONI

Herod
LUCA DE DOMINICIS

Barabbas
PEDRO SARUBBI

2nd Temple Officer
ABEL JAFRY

British Roman
LELLO GIULIVO

Scornful Romans
EMILIO DE MARCHI
ROBERTO VISCONTI

Dismas
SERGIO RUBINI

Gesmas
FRANCESCO CABRAS

Young Jesus
ANDREA IVAN REFUTO

Cassius
GIOVANNI CAPALBO

Janus
MATT PATRESI

Seraphia
SABRINA IMPACCIATORE

Young Girl
DANIELA POTI

Simon Of Cyrene
JARRETH MERZ

Women
NOEMI MAROTTA
ROSSELLA LONGO

Baby
DAVIDE MAROTTA

Satan
ROSALINDA CELENTANO

Pilate's Servant
DANILO DI RUZZA

Herod's Courtiers
VINCENZO MONTI
DANILO MARIA VALLI
NUOT ARQUINT
ABRAAM FONTANA
VALERIO ISIDORI

Herod's Boy
PAOLO DOS SANTOS

Herod's Court Women
ARIANNA VITOLO
GABRIELLA BARBUTI
ORNELLA GIUSTO
MICHELLE BONEV
LUCIA STARA
EVELINA MEGHNAGI

Herod's Servant
FRANCIS DOKYI BAFFOUR

Stunt Coordinator
TEFANO MIONI

Stunts Supervisor
FRANCO MARIA SALAMON

Stunts by:
ANGELO RAGUSA
MASSIMILIANO UBALDI
FREDERICO CIUFFOLINI
RICCARDO MIONI
ALESSANDRO BORGESE
ALESSANDRO NOVELLI
EDOARDO FINOCCHI
GIORGIO ANTONINI
BRUNO DI LUIA
TATIANA ROMANOVA
ROCCO RUSSO
DANILO CAPUZZI
CLAUDIO ZUCCHET
EMILIANO NOVELLI
PAOLO ANTONINI
MAURO ANTONINI
OMERO CAPANNA
GABRIELE RAGUSA
IFTIMOAIE IONUT
PAOLO SUSANI

Horse Master
CARLO ANTONIONI

Grooms
STEFANO ANTONIONI
GIANNI MARINI

Unit Production Manager
VITO COLAZZO

Unit Production Manager
VITO COLAZZO

First Assistant Director
RACHEL GRIFFITHS
SERGIO ERCOLESSI

Second Assistant Directors
BARBARA PASTROVICH
MIMOSA NISTRI

Set Decorator
CARLO GERVASI

Music Supervisor
PETER AFTERMAN

Additional Editing By
WILLIAM HOY, ACE

Post Production Supervisor
RAJEEV MALHOTRA

Makeup Effects Consultant
GREG CANNOM

Visual Effects Supervisor/
Second Unit Director
TED RAE

Theological Consultant and Aramaic/Latin Translator
WILLIAM J. FULCO, S.J., Ph.D.

"A" Camera Operator/Steadicam
ROBERTO DE ANGELIS

First Assistant "A" Camera
SCOTT RATHNER

Second Assistant "A" Camera
EMILIANO TOPAI

"B" Camera Operator
FABRIZIO VICARI

First Assistant "B" Camera
RICCARDO UMETELLI

Second Assistant "B" Camera
FRANCESCO PINTORE

First Assistant "C" Camera
ALBERTO OTORRECILLA

Second Assistant "C" Camera
ALESSANDRO DI MEO

Central Loader
MARCO MAGGI

Steadicam Assistant
ANDREA ARNONE

Camera Trainee
ANDREA TOLOMEI

Video Assistant
MICHELE BERGSTROM
Cable Puller
ALESSANDRA SANGERMANO

Still Photographer
PHILIPPE ANTONELLO

Additional Still Photographer
KEN DUNCAN

Script Supervisor
ELEONORA BALDWIN

Sound Mixer
MAURIZIO ARGENTIERI

Boom Operator
VINCENZO NARDI

Cable Men
MAURIZIO DI COSTE
ANTONIO BARBA

Art Directors
DANIELA PARESCHI
NAZZARENO PIANA
PIERFRANCO LUSCRI

Assistant Art Director
GIULIA CHIARA CRUGNOLA

Art Department Coordinator
DARIA MONTAGNI

Assistant Set Decorators
ALESSIA ANFUSO
FEDERICA RUSSO

Set Dressing Runner
ALESSANDRA COLANGELI

Head Swing Gang
MAURO MIELI

Swing Gang
PIETRO MASOTTI

Set Dressing Dyeing
NUNZIA NUSDEO

Property Master
RICCARDO PASSANISI

Assistant Property Master
DANILO DI RUZZA

Gaffer
CARLO VINCIGUERRA

Best Boy Electric
MARCO CONTALDO

Electricians
SIMONE LUCCHETTI
MARCO ROMAGNOLI
SPARTACO SARDINI

Rigging Gaffer
MARIO BRAMUCCI

Key Grip
ALBERTO EMIDI


Best Boy Grip
ERALDO BARBONA

Grips
SIMONE BARBONA
STEFANO GROSSI
GIANPAOLO MAJORANA

Rigging Key Grip
DOMENICO CAPONECCHI

First Assistant Editor
BARBARA DUNNING

Avid Assistant Editor
MARK PERZEL

Visual Effects Editor
MELISSA CARTER

Assistant Editor
DANNY RAFIC

Production Assistant
JULIET HIRATA

Italian Avid Assistant
GIORGIO CONTI

Italian Assistant Editors
LIBERATA ZOCCHI

LAURA ALECCI
Italian Production Assistant
DANIEL DE ROSSI

Sound Mixed By
KEVIN O'CONNELL

BOB BEEMER
SCOTT MILLAN

Supervising Sound Editors
KAMI ASGAR M.P.S.E
SEAN MCCORMACK

Post Production Recordists
TOM Y. BURNS
FRED W. PECK III

Sound Designer
MATT TEMPLE

Dialogue Editor
SCOTT G.G. HALLER M.P.S.E.

Sound Effects Editors
SCOTT A. JENNINGS
HERWIG MAURER

Foley Supervisor
JONATHAN KLEIN

Foley Editor
DAN YALE

1st Assistant Sound Editor
TIM TUCHRELLO

ADR Supervisor
RENEE TONDELLI


ADR Assistant
JULIE LINDNER

Voice Casting
KATE CARLIN

Assistant Sound Editor
ANDREA DANEK

ADR Mixer
HOWARD LONDON

Dialogue Recording Engineer
ANDREA LANCIA

Engineer
BRIAN VAN LEER

Sound Engineer
LILIO ROSATO

Foley Mixer
KYLE ROCHLIN

Foley Artists
PAMELA NEDD KAHN
VINCENT GUISETTI

Dialogue Restoration
JONATHAN LEE

Sound Facilities Managers
RICHARD BRANCA
JULIANNE MASTED
MIKE RIZZUTO
HERB SMITH

Post Production Sound Services
SOUND CHOICE POST

Sound Mixed At
SONY PICTURES STUDIOS
WILLIAM HOLDEN THEATRE
KIM NOVAK THEATRE

Unit Manager
FEDERICO FOTI

Production Coordinator
CELCILIA ALVARENGA

Accommodation Coordinator
MILENA BONO

Assistant Production Coordinator
PATRIZIA ROLETTI

Assistant Unit Manager
ALFREDO ECOLANGELI

First Assistant Costume Designer
GIANNI CASALNUOVO

Assistant Costume Designers
GIUSEPPE AVALLONE
VALENTINA MONTICELLI
MARIANO TUFANO

Key Set Costumer
MARINA ROBERTI
LUCILLA SIMBARI


Set Costumer
BARBARA SPOLENTINI

Armourer
ALDO URZINI

Costumes Houses
G.P. 11 Srl
TIRELLI COSTUMI SpA
POMPEI 2000 Srl

Jewels
L.A.B.A. SERRAO EVA Srl

Wigs
ROCCHETTI & ROCCHETTI Srl

Key Makeup Artist
MARIO MICHISANTI

Makeup Artist
VINCENZO MASTRANTONIO

Makeup/Prosthetics for Mr. Caviezel
CHRISTIEN TINSLEY

Assistant Makeup Artists
ANTONELLO RESCH
VERONIKA KOSTRHOUNOVA

Makeup Effects Artists
KELLEY MITCHELL
KEVIN WASNER
MARK KILLINGSWORTH
CHRIS GALLAHER
BRANDON REININGER

Additional Makeup Artist
RENATO FRANCOLA

Key Hair Stylist
MARIA TERESA CORRIDONI

Hair Stylist for Mr. Caviezel
VERA MITCHELL

Hair Stylist
DESIDERIA CORRIDONI

Hair Dressers
MAURIZIO LUPI
ROSA LUCIANI
GIANNA VIOLA
CARLA INDONI

Location Manager Supervisor
VINCENZO TESTA

Location Manager
ANDREA PASSALACQUA

Location Coordinator
CLAUDIA MOSCATELLO

Facilities Manager
ANDREA ALUNNI

Assistant Facilities Manager
LUCA ALUNNI

Special Effects Supervisor
RENATO AGOSTINI

Special Effects Coordinator
DANIEL ACON

Special Effects Foreman
FRANCO RAGUSA

Special Effects Technicians
MARCO MONETA
MASSIMO CRISTOFANELLI

Special Effects Blacksmith
FAUSTO BALDINELLI

Special Effects Labour
TIMOTHY RUTHERFORD

Special Effects
CORRIDORI G & A CINEMATOGRAFICA Srl, ROMA

Illustrator/Story Board Artist
MILES TEVES

Special Make Up Effects Supervisor
BRIAN SIPE

Unit Production Manager
MARY KIM

Visual Effects Line Producer
J.M. LOGAN

Mold Department Supervisor
ARTHUR PIMENTEL

Art Department
MARTIN ASTLES
KEVIN BRENNAN
RON BROWN
JOHN DONAHUE
MARIO TORRES JR.
TODD TUCKER

Effects Technicians
BRYAN BLAIR
MICHAEL P. DELROSSA
GLEN EISNER
D. DAMIEN FISHER
JOHN KIM
KRISTEN LOBSTEIN
BRIAN MECK
VERENA MERCENIER
MARK NIEMAN
MICHAEL O'BRIEN
JAMES PARR
GARY R. PAWLOWSKI
ROBERT RAMOS
BRIAN VANDORN

Wig Makers
JUSTIN DITTER
ROBERT KRETSCHMER

Operations Managers
HARVEY LOWRY
ALEXEI O'BRIEN

Mechanical Engineers
PETER A. CHEVAKO
TERRY O. SANDIN
COLIN D. RECCHIO

Production Coordinators
KENNETH E. GRASSI
SHARON KELLY-RUSSO

Assistant to Keith VanderLaan
MICHAL GREGUS

Assistant to Mary Kim
YVONNE JIMENEZ

Production Consultant
GARY GROSS

Photographer
CHUCK ZLOTNICK

Visual Effects Editor
GABOR SZITANYI

Assistant to Ted Rae
CARMEN YADIRA AVILA

Systems Engineer
MICHAEL DONAHUE

Visual Effects Coordinator
MARCUS ANDEXLER

Visual Effects Assistant
TRACY A. THOMAS

Matte Artist
MARK SULLIVAN

Digital Paint Artist
MICHAEL SHELTON

Compositors
DREW REDFORD
MIKE UGUCCIONI
PAM K. VICK
BRYAN A. COOKE
LAUREL KLICK
EVERETT BURRELL

Flame Compositor
BRIAN BATTLES

CG Animators
JOHN TESKA
TEFT SMITH

Gaffer
KELLY JONES

Best Boy Electric
CRIS BORGNINE

Key Grip
ANDREW ROBISON

Best Boy Grip
SETH SAINT VINCENT

1st Assistant Camera
ALEC BOEHM
THOMAS D. GLEASON

Motion Control Supervisor
MARK H. WEINGARTNER

Motion Control Operator
LESLIE BERNSTIEN


Camera Rigging Mechanical Design
DAVID B. SHARP

Visual Effects Video Assistants
AARON SHARP
HELGA SALMENA

Model Shop Supervisor
RAMON JUNCAL

Lead Model Maker
OLIVIA ST. ANNE RAMIREZ

Effects Technician
TIM JARVIS

Construction Manager
DINO NARDONI
No requirement

Head Carpenter
ANTONIO SALVATORE BECCARISI

Head Plasterer
CARLO MAGGI

Head Painter
AGOSTINO BIVI

Standby Painter
ARNALDO BIVI

Greensman
DAVID E FRANCONIERI

Production Accountants
GIORGIO CATALANO
GIANCARLO SINI

Accountants
MARIA FIORITO
ALESSANDRO FIORITO

Location Accountant
MIMMA PIETRAGALLA

Cast & Crowd Payroll
SALVATORE MAGNISI

Assistant Cast & Crowd Payroll
DANIELA MACRILLÒ

Crew Payroll
JANNA RYKOVA

Production Assistants
MASSIMILIANO SISTI
VALENTINA TESTA

Production Secretary
SILVIA RIOLO

Key Office Production Assistant
FRANCIS B.K. DOKYI

Production Office Assistant
STEFANIA SISTI

Office Production Assistants
ROBERTO RADICCHI
STEFANO RIOLO
NICOLA DI MARZIO
MICHELE SANTANTONIO
Assistants to Mr. Gibson
CARIDDI NARDULLI
JOSHUA HABER

Assistant to Mr. Davey
BONNIE F. WATKINS

Assistant to Mr. McEveety
JENNIFER FUKASAWA

Assistant to Mr. Caviezel
CASSIDY WATKINS

Personal Trainer to Mr. Caviezel
BRUNO VERDIROSI

Interpreter to Mr. Deschanel
SAMBA KOSCHAK

2nd Second Assistant Directors
LUIGI SPOLETINI
EMANUELA MINOLI

Key Set Production Assistant
JAN "LIGHTNING BOY " MICHELINI

Set Production Assistants
ROBERT CORNA
ALESSANDRA FORTUNA
PAOLO MEROSI
STEFANO VENERUSO
RAPHAEL POGGI
DAVIDE SACCHETTI
SONIA TROIANI
ILARIA PIZZILLI
FRANCESCA DI VELLA
SABINA PISCOPO
ANNA CANNELLA

Backstage Camera
MICHELA FORBICIONI

Cast Liaison
ALESSANDRO GIUSEPPINI

Dialogue Coach
EVELINA MEGHNAGI

Extras Coordinators
ANTONIO SPOLETINI
SILVANO SPOLETINI

Minor Permits
MAURIZIA TRANCHINA

Extras Production Liaison
MATTEO VON NORMANN

Muppeteer
PHILIP FARAH

Wrangler Coordinator
PASQUALE MARTINO

Nurse
ATTILIA DE MARIO SARTOR
SHARON RICHARDSON

Chiropractor
KEVIN MICHAELS

Office Security
STEFANO DE LEONIBUS

Backlot Security
ANTONIO PUPILLO

Catering by
O.C.M. Srl, ROMA

Transportation Coordinator
DANIELE ABEILLE

Transportation Captain
MASSIMILIANO ROCCHETTI

Driver for Mr. Gibson
FABIO ORFANÒ

Transportation
F.LLI CARTOCCI Srl

Additional Music
JACK LENZ

Associate Music Supervisor
MARGARET YEN

Music Coordinator
AARON MARTIN

Music Co-Coordinator
LOLA DEBNEY

Orchestra Conductor
NICK INGMAN

Choir Director
TERRY EDWARDS

Featured Choir
LONDON VOICES

Musical Scoring Engineer
WOLFGANG AMADEUS

Orchestral Scoring Engineer
SIMON RHODES

Score Mixed by
SHAWN MURPHY

Supervising Music Editor
MICHAEL T. RYAN

Music Editor
JENNIFER MONNAR

Assistant Music Supervisor
JESSICA CLEMENTS

Orchestrations by
BRAD DECHTER
MIKE WATTS
FRANK BENNETT
JEFF ATMAJIAN

Orchestral Score Production
DAN SAVANT

Orchestra and Choir Contractor
ISOBEL GRIFFITHS

Music Preparation
JOANN KANE MUSIC SERVICE/DAKOTA MUSIC

Orchestra Recorded at
AIR STUDIOS, LYNDHURST HALL, LONDON

Choir Recorded at
ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, LONDON

Musical Score Mixed at
O'HENRY SOUND STUDIOS

Musical Scoring Crew
OLGA FITZROY
ANDREW DUDMAN
SAM O'KELL

Synth Programming
JOHN VAN TONGEREN

Vocals and Double Violin
SHANKAR & GINGGER

Lyrics & Vocal Coaching
LISBETH SCOTT

Featured Performers
RON ALLEN
CHRIS BLETH
AHMED EL-ESHMER
PEDRO EUSTACHE
RICK HYSLOP
KAREN HAN
JAN HENDRICKSE
PETER JEFFREYS
SHANNON KINGSBURY
AARON MARTIN
LEVON MINASSIAN
NASER MOUSA
THE TRANSYLVANIA STATE
PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
KEITH THOMPSON
MARTIN TILLMAN
TANYA TSAROUSKA

Dailies Color Consultant
PASQUALE CUZZUPOLI

Negative Cutter
MARY NELSON-FRASER & ASSOCIATES

Still Photo Lab
BLUEGOLD Spa

EFILM LOGO

Vice President Technology
BILL FEIGHTNER

Digital Color Timer
STEVE BOWEN

Digital Colorist Assist
BEN ESTRADA

Digital Intermediate Producer
LORENE SIMPSON

Manager of Operations
CHRIS EDWARDS

Input Output Manager
TOM BRISTOW

D.I. Services Coordinator
CHRIS TAFT

Editorial Supervisor
SUZANNE LeANCE

Digital Intermediate Editor
CURTIS LINDERSMITH

Quality Control Supervisor
TIM CAIRNS

Scheduling
LINDA MCDONNEL

Dolby Sound Consultant
ANDY POTVIN
required by Dolby License
Online by
TOM MOORE

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Chief Operating Officer of Icon
VICKI CHRISTIANSON

Executive Vice President of Icon
PAUL GREEN

Business and Legal Affairs
JIM MEENAGHAN
AMY TILLMAN


SOUNDTRACK ALBUM AVAILABLE ON SONY/INTEGRITY MUSIC

"Azeri"
Written and Performed by
Goksel Baktagir and Yurdal Tokcan

THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE:

BOB ANGELOTTI
TOM ALLEN
RAYMOND ARROYO
PAUL LAUER
CHARLES MORTON
ALAN NIEROB
DAVID ROSE
A. LARRY ROSS
LEGIONARIES OF CHRIST
THE JESUITS

The City Hall of Matera - Citta' Dei Sassi -
Part of the Unesco's World Heritage,
The Administration and the Town of Matera
The Regional Park of Matera
S.U.N. - The Rupestrian (Rock Carved) Churches
The Historical and Fine Arts Council of Matera
The Environmental and Architectural Council of Matera
The Archeological Patrimony of Matera
The Curia of Matera - Irsina
The Administration of the City Council of Craco
The Town of Craco
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Legal Services Provided by
HANSEN, JACOBSEN, TELLER, HOBERMAN, NEWMAN, WARREN, SLOANE & RICHMAN, LLP
QUINN, EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & HEDGES, LLP

Filmed in Matera and Rome and
Laboratory, Telecine, Electrical and Grip Equipment and Dubbing Services provided through
the facilities of
CINECITTA' STUDIOS SpA

Camera, Electrical and Grip Equipment Provided by
PANALIGHT SpA

Prints by DELUXE®
 
Filmed in PANAVISION ®
KODAK
FILM STOCK
DOLBY
In Selected Theatres
DTS
SDDS

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