Barabbas (1961)
Barabbas (1961)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Michael Gwynn
Lazarus
Laurence Payne
Disciple
Douglas Fowley
Vasasio
Guido Celano
Scorpio
Enrico Glori
Man Pleading for Release of Prisoner
Carlo Giustini
Officer (as Carlo Giutini)
Giovanni Di Benedetto
Officer (as Gianni Di Benedetto)
Robert Hall
Commander of Gladiators
Rina Braido
Tavern Reveler
Tullio Tomadoni
Blind Man
Joe Robinson
Bearded Gladiator
Friedrich von Ledebur
Officer (as Frederich Ledebur)
Spartaco Nale
Overseer
Maria Zanoli
Beggar Woman
Vladimiro Picciafuochi
Guard with Rufio
Sharon Tate
Patrician in Arena (uncredited)
Salvatore Borgese
Gladiator
Richard Fleischer
Director
Ivo Perilli
Writer
Salvatore Quasimodo
Writer
Christopher Fry
Writer
Nigel Balchin
Writer
Diego Fabbri
Writer
Alberto Gallitti
Editor
Raymond Poulton
Editor
Maria De Matteis
Costume Design
Aldo Tonti
Director of Photography
Mario Chiari
Production Designer / Art Direction
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Pär Lagerkvist
Novel
Mario Nascimbene
Original Music Composer
Curt Lowens
Carlo Latimer
Arnaldo Fabrizio
Karin von Faber
Jody Excell
Naci Erhun
George Ehling
Jim Dolen
Miranda Campa
Alfio Caltabiano
Robert Gardett
Roger Browne
William Lyon Brown
Harold Bradley
Fernando Hilbeck
John Horne
Natasha Lytess
Rocco Roy Mangano
Maria Marchi
Walter Maslow
David Maunsell
Maria Mizar
Burt Nelson
Remington Olmsted
Piero Pastore
Roland Bartrop
Livia Cordaro
Dave Crowley
Dale Cummings
Carolyn De Fonseca
Vera Drudi
Dan Sturkie
Jacopo Tecchi
Charles Fawcett
Rina Franchetti
Sandro Mondini
Emma Baron
Gaetano Scala
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 23, 1961
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsCatania, Italy
Genres
Wiki.
Barabbas (Italian: Barabba) is a 1961 religious epic film directed by Richard Fleischer for Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica, expanding on the life of Barabbas, from the Christian Passion narrative in the Gospel of Mark and other gospels. It stars Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Katy Jurado, Arthur Kennedy, Harry Andrews, Ernest Borgnine, Vittorio Gassman, and Jack Palance. The screenplay is based on Nobel Prize-winner Pär Lagerkvist's 1950 novel of the same title.
The film was in Verona and Rome. It included many spectacular scenes, including a battle of gladiators in a Cinecittà film studio mock-up of the Colosseum, and a crucifixion shot during an actual total solar eclipse. It was released in Italy on December 23, 1961, and in the United States by Columbia Pictures on October 10, 1962. In Italy, the film was nominated for three Nastro d'Argento Awards (Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design).
A previous film version of the novel, in Swedish, had been made in 1953.