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Barabbas (1961)
Directed by Richard Fleischer
“The man of violence in whose place Christ died”
History, Drama, Adventure · 2h 17m
Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.
Cast
Anthony Quinn
Silvana Mangano
Arthur Kennedy
Katy Jurado
Harry Andrews
Vittorio Gassman
Norman Wooland
Valentina Cortese
Jack Palance
Ernest Borgnine
Arnoldo Foà
Michael Gwynn
Crew
- Director
- Richard Fleischer
- Writer
- Ivo Perilli, Diego Fabbri, Salvatore Quasimodo, Christopher Fry, Nigel Balchin
- Novel
- Pär Lagerkvist
- Director of Photography
- Aldo Tonti
- Original Music Composer
- Mario Nascimbene
- Editor
- Raymond Poulton, Alberto Gallitti
- Producer
- Dino De Laurentiis
Details
- Release date
- 1961-12-23
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Adventure
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Italy
- Production
- DDL Cinematografica, Columbia Pictures
- Box office
- $5,800,000