Godspell

Godspell

Director: David Greene, John-Michael Tebelak Cast: Victor Garber
Victor Garber
, David Haskell
David Haskell
, Jerry Sroka
Jerry Sroka
David Greene
Godspell

Godspell

Director: David Greene, John-Michael Tebelak Cast: Victor Garber
Victor Garber
, David Haskell
David Haskell
, Jerry Sroka
Jerry Sroka
David Greene

DVD (Wide Screen / Pan & Scan / Mono)

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Overview

"The chances are pretty good that Columbia Pictures would never have put up the money to acquire Godspell had it not been for the earlier mega-hit status of Jesus Christ Superstar as an album and Broadway show. Godspell was a livelier, somewhat lower-rent off-Broadway musical, with a harder, more basic rock sound, also derived from a religious source. Luckily, the producers didn't carry the original too far from its roots as a student work and an off-Broadway success, shooting the movie entirely in New York with a guileless young cast drawn from various stage companies of the piece. The DVD features a good letterboxed transfer of the film, from elements that look and sound at least two generations up from the source material used for television showings in the 1980s. It's not perfect but it is likely a match for most theatrical showings that the movie ever got. The score does come through loudly, with a lot of presence even to the acoustic guitars. The producers have tried to make the DVD special, with only limited success -- in fact, the packaging seems to promise more than the disc delivers. The ""Bonus Trailers"" refer to trailers for other Columbia titles, but not for Godspell. The ""Talent Files"" are somewhat sparse, limited to three principal cast members and the director. And the 15 chapters, although they allow viewers to access the individual songs, are also too limited and run way too long, with too much non-song material. On a more positive note, the insert card credits the individual performers featured in each song."

Product Details

Release Date: 04/04/2000
UPC: 0043396224193
Original Release: 1973
Rating: G
Source: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound: [monaural]
Language: English
Time: 1:43:00
Sales rank: 51

Special Features

Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video; Production notes; Interactive menus; Audio: English [mono]; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; Musical Highlights: Direct scene access to musical numbers; Talent files; Bonus trailers; Scene selections

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Victor Garber Jesus
David Haskell John/Judas
Jerry Sroka Jerry
Lynne Thigpen Lynne
Katie Hanley Katie
Robin Lamont Robin
Gilmer McCormick Gilmer
Joanne Jonas Joanne
Merrell Jackson Merrell
Jeffrey Mylett Jeffrey
John-Michael Tebelak Composer
Stephen Schwartz Composer
Sherrie Sucher Composer

Technical Credits
David Greene Director,Screenwriter
Edgar Lansbury Producer
John-Michael Tebelak Screenwriter,Director
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