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Barabbas (1961)
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 137 minutes
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 | Nando Angelini | Tullio Tomadoni | Joe Robinson | Friedrich von Ledebur | Marcello Di Martire | Spartaco Nale | Maria Zanoli | Gustavo De Nardo | Vladimiro Picciafuochi | Sharon Tate | Emma Baron | Roland Bartrop | George Birt | Salvatore Borgese | Harold Bradley | William Lyon Brown | Roger Browne | Alfio Caltabiano | Miranda Campa | Omero Capanna | Livia Cordaro | Dave Crowley | Dale Cummings | Carolyn De Fonseca | Jim Dolen | Vera Drudi | George Ehling | Naci Erhun | Jody Excell | Karin Faber | Arnaldo Fabrizio | Charles Fawcett | Rina Franchetti | Robert Gardett | Fernando Hilbeck | John Horne | William Kiehl | Carlo Latimer | Curt Lowens | Natasha Lytess | Rocco Roy Mangano | Maria Marchi | Walter Maslow | David Maunsell | Maria Mizar | Lucia Modugno | Sandro Mondini | David Montresor | Paul Müller | Burt Nelson | Remington Olmsted | Piero Pastore | Paola Pitagora | Mimmo Poli | Massimo Righi | Margherita Sala | Amerigo Santarelli | Gaetano Scala | Nino Segurini | John Stacy | Dan Sturkie | Jacopo Tecchi | Darix Togni | Ivan Triesault | Wladimiro Tuicovich | Marco Tulli | Giovanni Vari | Richard Watson | Veronica Wells | Jay Weston