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Barabbas

Play trailer Poster for Barabbas 1962,  2h 17m,  History/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 89% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 67% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
89% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Epic biblical tale about the criminal who was released by Pontius Pilate in preference to Jesus, prior to the Crucifixion. The action follows Barabbas after his lucky escape, his return to crime and his subsequent recapture and imprisonment in the sulfur mines. Based on the novel by Swedish writer Par Lagerkvist.

Critics Reviews

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Nick Pinkerton Film Comment Magazine Apr 28, 2014
Like Fleischer's oeuvre as a whole, it's ripe for reconsideration-the Greatest Story Ever Told has been Retold and Retold, but Barabbas brings it back from the dead. Go to Full Review
Michael Sragow The New Yorker Mar 10, 2014
Problems of dubbing and pacing and a lack of scene-to-scene variety weigh the movie down, but Christopher Fry's pointed and intelligent free adaptation of Pr Lagerkvist's 1950 novel resists grandiloquence. Go to Full Review
Isabel Quigly The Spectator Jul 18, 2018
One might be likelier to forgive this if the film's declared intentions were less high-minded. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Oct 30, 2005
3/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 27, 2005
4/5
An extremely underrated Biblical epic. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 29, 2005
3/5
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Draco L Apr 22, 2018 One of the best faith based films in cinema history.
Rey W Dec 12, 2012 A fictionalization of Barabbas' story after being set free. It had potential, but then got too cliche.
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Cast & Crew

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Richard Fleischer

Director

Anthony Quinn

Barabbas

Silvana Mangano

Rachel

Arthur Kennedy

Pontius Pilate

Katy Jurado

Sara

Harry Andrews

Peter

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Barabbas

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Movie Info

Synopsis Epic biblical tale about the criminal who was released by Pontius Pilate in preference to Jesus, prior to the Crucifixion. The action follows Barabbas after his lucky escape, his return to crime and his subsequent recapture and imprisonment in the sulfur mines. Based on the novel by Swedish writer Par Lagerkvist.
Director
Richard Fleischer
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
Christopher Fry
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Dino De Laurentiis Company
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 1962, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 27, 2010
Runtime
2h 17m
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