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Barabbas (1962)

Barabbas (1962)
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This 1962 Biblical epic was adapted by Christopher Fry from the novel by Pär Lagerkvist. Anthony Quinn stars as Barabbas, the thief who was pardoned in place of Jesus. For the rest of his life, the guilt-ridden criminal tries to justify his existence and to determine his place in the scheme of things. Along the way he encounters the self-righteous pomposity of Pontius Pilate (Arthur Kennedy), the stoning of Sara (Katy Jurado), the gladiatorial sadism of Torvald (Jack Palance), and the burning of Rome. The film's unbilled Christ is played by Roy Magnano, the brother of Quinn's second-billed costar Silvia Mangano. Watch for the genuine solar eclipse during the Crucifixion sequence, an effect that director Richard Fleischer spent several days preparing for. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, (more)
Director(s):
Richard Fleischer
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
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This 1962 Biblical epic was adapted by Christopher Fry from the novel by Pär Lagerkvist. Anthony Quinn stars as Barabbas, the thief who was pardoned in place of Jesus. For the rest of his life, the guilt-ridden criminal tries to justify his existence and to determine his place in the scheme of things. Along the way he encounters the self-righteous pomposity of Pontius Pilate (Arthur Kennedy), the stoning of Sara (Katy Jurado), the gladiatorial sadism of Torvald (Jack Palance), and the burning of Rome. The film's unbilled Christ is played by Roy Magnano, the brother of Quinn's second-billed costar Silvia Mangano. Watch for the genuine solar eclipse during the Crucifixion sequence, an effect that director Richard Fleischer spent several days preparing for. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
137 mins

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Director(s):
Richard Fleischer
Writer(s):
Ivo Perilli, Christopher Fry, Nigel Balchin
Producer(s):
Dino de Laurentiis
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR(Questionable for Children, Violence)
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Alejandro T.

excellent movie, action shots. Good performance by Quinn. Watched it with the kids, and they liked it. For an old movie that is good. Good fight sequence towards the end in the arena.

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Mauricio T.

saw this when i was younger and was in the mood for a trip down memory lane. i love the old biblical movies like greatest story ever told and ten commandments and thought barabbas was in that group but unlike those other classics it did not stand the test of time and my memory must suck. a great plot with the tortured soul of barrabas who was releaed instead of jesus but the story dragged on and never really told it like it should have. i would love to see this 1 remade.

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Carriann C.

I'm with Maurico on this review. BOUGHT the film, not only for a trip down my childhood memory's lane, but to add to our Biblical collection at home. But I found "the tortured soul of Barabbas" dragged on with little life to the story. So little is known of Barabbas in Scripture: he was a Jewish zealot and rebel towards the Roman empire and was the people's choice for a Passover exchange of criminals in lieu of Jesus of Nazareth. However, here's some little known irony in the story: the name Barabbas means son of the father; and he was exchanged for Jesus of Nazareth who was/is the TRUE Son of the Father. That's the biblical account; that's an eye-opener to any serious student of Scripture. With regards to the movie however, it could stand a re-make.

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