Rent Barabbas (1961)
3.6 of 5 from 60 ratings
2h 12min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
This is the fictional story of 'Barabbas' based on a fascinating passage in the New Testament, when Pontius Pilate (Arthur Kennedy) asks the people of Jerusalem whom they want freed...Jesus of Barabbas, a thief and murderer...the people cry out for Barabbas. And though he is set free, the event is one that haunts Barabbas (Anthony Quinn) for the rest of his life. After watching his former lover, Rachel (Silvana Mangano), being stoned to dearth for her belief in Jesus, Barabbas returns to his life of thievery. Arrested again, he is sent to the sulphur mines and then to a gladiator school where he witnesses yet another friend giving his life in the name of the Nazarene. It is only at the end, when Barabbas himself faces crucifixion, that he discovers his faith. - Actors:
- Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy, Katy Jurado, Harry Andrews, Vittorio Gassman, Norman Wooland, Valentina Cortese, Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine, Arnoldo Foà, Michael Gwynn, Laurence Payne, Douglas Fowley, Guido Celano, Enrico Glori, Carlo Giustini, Giovanni Di Benedetto, Robert Hall, Rina Braido
- Directors:
- Richard Fleischer
- Producers:
- Dino de Laurentiis
- Writers:
- Christopher Fry, Pär Lagerkvist, Nigel Balchin, Diego Fabbri, Ivo Perilli, Salvatore Quasimodo
- Aka:
- Barabba
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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