ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

TV Movie

Duration:

40 minutes

Year:

2004

Director:

George Paul

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Company:

ABC,

ABC News,

MPI Home Video

Cast:
Mel Gibson

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Diane Sawyer

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Amy-Jill Levine

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Darrell L. Bock

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Dr. Philip A. Cunningham

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Crew:
Muriel Pearson

Producer

Geoff Martz

Producer

Jessica Velmans

Supervising Producer

Mark Robertson

Supervising Editor

Joi S. Ackerman

Editor