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10 October 1962 (USA) moreTagline:
"The motion picture that begins where the other big ones leave off" morePlot:
Barabbas, the criminal that Pontius Pilate induced the populace to vote to set free, so that Christ could be crucified, is haunted by the ghost of the prophet for the rest of his life. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
An Intelligent, Sane, Thoughtful, Moving Film: Mel Gibson Had Nothing To Do With It moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anthony Quinn | ... | Barabbas | |
| Silvana Mangano | ... | Rachel | |
| Arthur Kennedy | ... | Pontius Pilate | |
| Katy Jurado | ... | Sara | |
| Harry Andrews | ... | Peter | |
| Vittorio Gassman | ... | Sahak | |
| Norman Wooland | ... | Rufio | |
| Valentina Cortese | ... | Julia | |
| Jack Palance | ... | Torvald | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Lucius | |
| Arnoldo Foà | ... | Joseph of Arimathea (as Arnoldo Foa') | |
| Michael Gwynn | ... | Lazarus | |
| Laurence Payne | ... | Disciple | |
| Douglas Fowley | ... | Vasasio | |
| Guido Celano | ... | Scorpio |
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137 min (TCM print) (DVD release)Country:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Italy:VM14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Not Rated | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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Continuity: The gladiator that Tovald kills from the two-horse chariot remains on his back. The next shot, however, shows him on his chest. moreQuotes:
[after being released from jail, Barabbas enters a tavern]Barabbas: Here's a fine sight. Six weeks and nobody's moved!
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This is a first-class, reverent film that doesn't fall into Hallmark-card empty kitsch on one hand, or Mel Gibson's sado-masochistic porn on the other. This movie does not insult the subject-matter or the audience, and that's rarer than we might like.
Special credit goes to Aldo Tonti's Rembrandt lighting, consistently a joy. Mario Nascimbene's musical score rises above his usual brutality to real eloquence. The acting is without weakness, Quinn, Borgnine, Jurado and Andrews putting aside their sometimes numbing predictability for this special occasion. Richard Fleischer's direction is punchy without being vulgar, serious but not ponderous.
There are some awful religious films out there. This is thankfully not one of them. It's definitely worth the viewing for Christians and non-Christians alike.