Pontius Pilate

Name: Ponzio Pilato
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Jean Marais, Jeanne Crain, Basil Rathbone

Original title: Ponzio Pilato

19621962
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1h 40m

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5.5/10

267

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Drama

The events that culminated with the Passion of Christ seen from the perspective of Pontius Pilate, the Procurator of Judea who unwillingly condemned Christ to death. Based on the biblical Go... Read allThe events that culminated with the Passion of Christ seen from the perspective of Pontius Pilate, the Procurator of Judea who unwillingly condemned Christ to death. Based on the biblical Gospel of John.The events that culminated with the Passion of Christ seen from the perspective of Pontius Pilate, the Procurator of Judea who unwillingly condemned Christ to death. Based on the biblical Gospel of John.

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5.5/10

267

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- Gian Paolo Callegari(a film by)
- Irving Rapper
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- Oreste Biancoli
- Gian Paolo Callegari
- Gino De Santis(screenplay)
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John Drew Barrymore and Jeanne Crain in Pontius Pilate (1962)

John Drew Barrymore in Pontius Pilate (1962)

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Within the Eastern Christian tradition, Claudia Procles is considered a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. In the 3rd century, Origen suggested in his Homilies on Matthew that she had become a Christian. Western Christian tradition considers her dream sent by the devil in an attempt to thwart the salvation that was going to result from Christ's death.

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Edited into Caligula et Messaline (1981)

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5/10

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After looking for this film for decades I find it and sad to say for me is not dubbed and my Italian is non-existent. Fortunately this is certainly a story quite well known and I could follow it in any event.

Playing the title role of Pontius Pilate is French screen legend Jean Marais and his wife is played by American expatriate Jeanne Crain. The story is told in flashback as Pilate is before the Emperor and the Roman Senate giving an account of that most troublesome of provinces Judea which they can't quite get a hold on.

Such as it seemed the plot followed along the same path of King Of Kings which starred Jeffrey Hunter the year before. Of course told from the occupying Roman point of view. Marais having been joined by Crain and their two kids has wife and kids somewhat taken with the preachings of that carpenter turned rabbi from Nazareth.

No need go into the rest, it can be found in the New Testament in four different versions. Basil Rathbone who was born in Johannesburg, South Africa plays Caiaphas and I really missed hearing that one of a kind voice as he is dubbed in Italian. John Drew Barrymore plays both Jesus and is one bug eyed Judas.

Hopefully we Americans will get an English dubbed version to watch soon.

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