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He Who Must Die

Play trailer Poster for He Who Must Die 1957,  2h 0m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Three townspeople cause an uproar when they try to help refugees on a Greek island occupied by Turks.

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Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl Dec 8, 2022
8/10
...a powerful film that raises issues as relevant today as they were 65 years ago—in fact, questions of what the prosperous owe the less fortunate will probably never go out of style. Go to Full Review
Manny Farber The New Leader Sep 14, 2021
Pleasant to look at, with a delicate, if stale artistry, but, nevertheless, not much to think about. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Oct 21, 2019
There are crudities in some of the acting performances but director Jules Dassin has fashioned a powerful and haunting drama in this French film about moral and political tensions in a Cretan village... Go to Full Review
Isabel Quigly The Spectator Jul 20, 2018
There are old lessons and modern ones in the story; old allegory and some as up-to-date as modern politics. The book had innumerable themes that the film version, cannot pursue and unravel too far; but it sticks pretty faithfully, in fact and in spirit. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Nov 10, 2014
B+
Powerful Christian allegory based on Nikos Kazantzakis' brilliant novel The Greek Passion. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jules Dassin

Director

Jean Servais

Priest Fotis

Melina Mercouri

Katerina

Pierre Vaneck

Manolios

Gert Fröbe

Patriarcheas

Maurice Ronet

Michelis

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He Who Must Die

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Movie Info

Synopsis Three townspeople cause an uproar when they try to help refugees on a Greek island occupied by Turks.
Director
Jules Dassin
Screenwriter
Ben Barzman, Jules Dassin
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 9, 1957, Original
Runtime
2h 0m
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