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Black and white photograph. Copyright Universal Pictures. King Herod (Joshua Mostel) and members of his court mock Jesus, exhorting the King of the Jews to prove that he is a superstar. A scene from "Jesus Christ Superstar," a Norman Jewison Film presented by Universal Pictures and Robert Stigwood, and starring Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman and Barry Dennen. Filmed in Israel, the Universal Picture was directed in Technicolor and Todd-AO 35 by Norman Jewison, who also produced with Robert Stigwood. The screenplay was written by Melvyn Bragg and Norman Jewison, the music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and the lyrics by Tim Rice. Andre Previn conducted the music and Patrick Palmer was associate producer.
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