Barabbas

Based On the book by Pär Lagerkvist

Barabbas (Italian: Barabba) is a 1961 religious epic film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, 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 Swedish author Pär Lagerkvist's 1950 novel. The film was shot in Verona and Rome.

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Release date:

1961

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Cast:

Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Palance, Silvana Mangano, Harry Andrews

Genre:

Drama, Sword-and-sandal

Country:

United States, Italy

Language:

English

Year page:

1961 in adaptations