"The Best Film of 1988" declared Gene Siskel (Siskel & Ebert/Chicago Tribune), echoing the sentiments of numerous critics around the world who included The Last Temptation of Christ as one of their "ten best films of the year". This powerful drama earned director Martin Scorsese an Academy Award nomination for "Best Achievement in Directing", as well as Golden Globe Award norminations for Barbara Hershey ("Best Actress") and Peter Gabriel ("Best Score"). Based on the novel by Niklos Kazantzakis, starring Willem Dafoe and also featuring Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton and David Bowie, The Last Temptation of Christ is a visually breath-taking accomplishment.