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| 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 | |
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Guido Celano | ... | Scorpio |
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Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was spared crucifixion when Pilate manipulated the crowd into to pardoning him, rather than 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. Written by Humberto Amador
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crucifixion of jesus | peplum | jerusalem | early christians | 1st century |Taglines:
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Barabbas: Here's a fine sight. Six weeks and nobody's moved!
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Italian censorship visa # 36131 delivered on 19-12-1961. See more »Goofs
The gladiators are fighting in an huge amphitheater, clearly intended to be the Colosseum, but since the action is taking place during the reign of Nero (St Peter is alive in Rome) the Colosseum will not be completed for at least another 15 years. See more »Quotes
[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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BARABBAS rocks. We saw it at the drive-in in the early 60's and the whole family loved it, all nine of us. I'm not always enamored with Anthony Quinn. Sometimes he seems conceited. But as Barabbas he is brilliantly humble, yet powerful. This is by far, his best movie ever. His faces say a thousand words a thousand times. It's as though he was transformed and really became the character, not played it. He is stoic and disturbed, tortured by the crisis within his soul. Barabbas is the man the crowd chose over Christ and this is a fictionalized account of his life after Christ was crucified. Jack Palance gives the second greatest performance of his life as the man who trains, and sometimes kills, gladiators. That evil laugh. That face. What corner of hell gave birth to this man? It's almost as good as his Jack Wilson gunfighter role in Shane. Palance is so mean in Barabbas that all sorts of pacifists would gladly kill him if they had the chance. There are a couple of slow spots but the sets are fantastic and the story is great.
How did Jack Palance sleep at night?