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Barabbas
Barabbas

Barabbas

The man of violence in whose place Christ died

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HistoryDramaAdventure

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$5800000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

144 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

23 December 1961

Country

United States of America

Cast

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Barabbas

Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

Rachel

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Pontius Pilate

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

Sara

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Peter

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Sahak

Norman Wooland

Norman Wooland

Rufio

Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

Julia

Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Torvald

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Lucius

Arnoldo Foà

Arnoldo Foà

Joseph of Arimathea

Michael Gwynn

Michael Gwynn

Lazarus

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Disciple

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Vasasio

Guido Celano

Guido Celano

Scorpio

Enrico Glori

Enrico Glori

Man Pleading for Release of Prisoner

Carlo Giustini

Carlo Giustini

Officer (as Carlo Giutini)

Giovanni Di Benedetto

Giovanni Di Benedetto

Officer (as Gianni Di Benedetto)

Robert Hall

Robert Hall

Commander of Gladiators

Rina Braido

Rina Braido

Tavern Reveler

Nando Angelini

Nando Angelini

Tullio Tomadoni

Tullio Tomadoni

Blind Man

Joe Robinson

Joe Robinson

Bearded Gladiator

Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

Officer (as Frederich Ledebur)

Marcello Di Martire

Marcello Di Martire

Spartaco Nale

Spartaco Nale

Overseer

Maria Zanoli

Maria Zanoli

Beggar Woman

Gustavo De Nardo

Gustavo De Nardo

Vladimiro Picciafuochi

Vladimiro Picciafuochi

Guard with Rufio

Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate

Patrician in Arena (uncredited)

Emma Baron

Emma Baron

Roland Bartrop

Roland Bartrop

George Birt

George Birt

Sal Borgese

Sal Borgese

Gladiator

Harold Bradley

Harold Bradley

William Lyon Brown

William Lyon Brown

Roger Browne

Roger Browne

Alfio Caltabiano

Alfio Caltabiano

Miranda Campa

Miranda Campa

Omero Capanna

Omero Capanna

Livia Cordaro

Livia Cordaro

Dave Crowley

Dave Crowley

Dale Cummings

Dale Cummings

Carolyn De Fonseca

Carolyn De Fonseca

Jim Dolen

Jim Dolen

Vera Drudi

Vera Drudi

George Ehling

George Ehling

Naci Erhun

Naci Erhun

Jody Excell

Jody Excell

Karin von Faber

Karin von Faber

Arnaldo Fabrizio

Arnaldo Fabrizio

Charles Fawcett

Charles Fawcett

Rina Franchetti

Rina Franchetti

Robert Gardett

Robert Gardett

Fernando Hilbeck

Fernando Hilbeck

John Horne

John Horne

William Kiehl

William Kiehl

Carlo Latimer

Carlo Latimer

Curt Lowens

Curt Lowens

Natasha Lytess

Natasha Lytess

Rocco Roy Mangano

Rocco Roy Mangano

Maria Marchi

Maria Marchi

Walter Maslow

Walter Maslow

David Maunsell

David Maunsell

Maria Mizar

Maria Mizar

Lucia Modugno

Lucia Modugno

Sandro Mondini

Sandro Mondini

David Montresor

David Montresor

Paul Müller

Paul Müller

Burt Nelson

Burt Nelson

Remington Olmsted

Remington Olmsted

Piero Pastore

Piero Pastore

Paola Pitagora

Paola Pitagora

Mimmo Poli

Mimmo Poli

Massimo Righi

Massimo Righi

Margherita Sala

Margherita Sala

Amerigo Santarelli

Amerigo Santarelli

Gaetano Scala

Gaetano Scala

Nino Segurini

Nino Segurini

John Stacy

John Stacy

Dan Sturkie

Dan Sturkie

Jacopo Tecchi

Jacopo Tecchi

Darix Togni

Darix Togni

Ivan Triesault

Ivan Triesault

Wladimiro Tuicovich

Wladimiro Tuicovich

Marco Tulli

Marco Tulli

Giovanni Vari

Giovanni Vari

Richard Watson

Richard Watson

Veronica Wells

Veronica Wells

Jay Weston

Jay Weston

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