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The Book of Life

1h 3min

Comedy

Fantasy

New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.

Production Companies

True Fiction Pictures

Haut et Court

La Sept-Arte

Cast

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Jesus Christ
PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey

Magdalena
Dave Simonds

Dave Simonds

Dave
Thomas Jay Ryan

Thomas Jay Ryan

Satan
Miho Nikaido

Miho Nikaido

Edie
D.J. Mendel

D.J. Mendel

Lawyer
Katreen Hardt

Katreen Hardt

Receptionist
James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

True Believer
Anna Köhler

Anna Köhler

Hotel Clerk
Martin Pfefferkorn

Martin Pfefferkorn

Martyr
Layla Alexander

Layla Alexander

Waitress
Michael Ornstein

Michael Ornstein

Computer Wizard
Paul Albe

Paul Albe

Mormon Thug #1
Don Creech

Don Creech

Mormon Thug #2
Joseph McKenna

Joseph McKenna

Man at Airport
Abby Royle

Abby Royle

Woman at Airport
Georgia Hubley

Georgia Hubley

The Salvation Army Band
Ira Kaplan

Ira Kaplan

The Salvation Army Band
James McNew

James McNew

The Salvation Army Band
William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Preacher on Radio (voice)

Release date

22nd Aug 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English