"Who played the title role in the 2004 film ""The Passion of Christ""?"
The Passion of the Christ The Passion of the Christ The Passion of the Christ (also known simply as The Passion) is a 2004 American biblical drama film directed by Mel Gibson, written by Gibson and Benedict Fitzgerald, and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus Christ, Maia Morgenstern as the Virgin Mary, and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It also draws on pious accounts such as the Friday of Sorrows along with other devotional writings, such as the reputed Marian apparitions attributed to Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich. The film
The Passion of the Christ on October 16, 2003, his spokesman announced that the title used in the United States would be "The Passion of Christ" because Miramax Films had already registered the title "The Passion" with the MPAA for the 1987 novel by Jeanette Winterson. Later, the title was changed again to "The Passion of the Christ" for all markets. Gibson began production on his film without securing outside funding or distribution. In 2002, he explained why he could not get backing from the Hollywood studios: "This is a film about something that nobody wants to touch, shot in two dead languages. In Los