Barabbas
The cover of the DVD version of Barabbas
Directed by	Richard Fleischer
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis Luigi Luraschi
Written by	Pär Lagerkvist (Novel) Nigel Balchin Diego Fabbri Christopher Fry
Starring	Anthony Quinn Silvana Mangano Katy Jurado Arthur Kennedy Harry Andrews Ernest Borgnine Vittorio Gassman Jack Palance
Music by	Mario Nascimbene
Cinematography	Aldo Tonti
Editing by	Alberto Gallitti Raymond Poulton
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 10, 1962
Running time	144 Minutes
Country	Italy
Language	English
IMDb profile

Barabbas was a 1962 film expanding on the career of Barabbas, from the Christian Passion narrative in the Gospel of Mark and other gospels. It starred Anthony Quinn as Barabbas, with Silvana Mangano, Katy Jurado, Arthur Kennedy, Harry Andrews, Ernest Borgnine, Vittorio Gassman, and Jack Palance, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film, conceived as a grand Roman epic, was based on the Nobel-Prize winning novel Barabbas (1950) by Pär Lagerkvist. (Barabbas was also the title of an 1893 book by Marie Corelli.) Image File history File links Barabbasdvdcover. ... Richard Fleischer (born December 8, 1916) is an American film director. ... Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis, (born August 8, 1919) is an Italian movie producer born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples. ... Pär Lagerkvist (May 23, 1891 – July 11, 1974) was a Swedish author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951. ... Nigel Balchin (December 3, 1908 - May 17, 1970) was an English novelist and scriptwriter, born in Wiltshire. ... Diego Fabbri (Forlì, 1911 - Riccione, 1980) was an Italian playwright whose plays centered on religious (Catholic) themes. ... Christopher Fry (born December 12, 1907; died June 30, 2005) was an English playwright. ... Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a Mexican-American actor, painter, and writer. ... A theatrical poster for 1949s Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice). ... Katy Jurado (January 16, 1924 – July 5, 2002) was a Mexican actress. ... Arthur Kennedy in Champion. ... Harry Andrews (November 10, 1911 - March 6, 1989) was a British actor. ... Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C on October 15, 2004 Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an American actor. ... Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (Il Mattatore) (September 1, 1922 – June 29, 2000) was an Italian theatre and film actor and director. ... Jack Palance (born Vladimir Palahniuk) (born February 18, 1919) is an American actor. ... Columbia Pictures current logo. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Give us Barabbas!, from The Bible and its Story Taught by One Thousand Picture Lessons, 1910 In the Christian narrative of the Passion of Jesus, Barabbas, according to some texts Jesus bar-Abbas, (Aramaic Bar-abbâ, son of the father), was the insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover... The Passion is the technical term for the suffering and Agony of Jesus that led directly to the Crucifixion, a central Christian event. ... The Gospel of Mark is traditionally the second of the New Testament Gospels. ... Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a Mexican-American actor, painter, and writer. ... A theatrical poster for 1949s Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice). ... Katy Jurado (January 16, 1924 – July 5, 2002) was a Mexican actress. ... Arthur Kennedy in Champion. ... Harry Andrews (November 10, 1911 - March 6, 1989) was a British actor. ... Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C on October 15, 2004 Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an American actor. ... Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (Il Mattatore) (September 1, 1922 – June 29, 2000) was an Italian theatre and film actor and director. ... Jack Palance (born Vladimir Palahniuk) (born February 18, 1919) is an American actor. ... Columbia Pictures current logo. ... Barabbas (1950) is a novel written by Par Lagerkvist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 1951. ... Pär Lagerkvist (May 23, 1891 – July 11, 1974) was a Swedish author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Marie Corelli (May 1, 1855 - April 21, 1924), was a British novelist. ...

The film version was directed by Richard Fleischer and shot in Rome under the supervision of producer Dino De Laurentiis. It included many spectacular scenes including a battle of gladiators in a Cinecittà mock-up of the Colosseum, and a final crucifixion shot during a real eclipse of the sun. The music score, by Mario Nascimbene, contained a stark experimental component -- what the composer himself called 'new sounds', in order to demonstrate the eclipse as a supernatural event in the Judean age (see liner notes of CD of original soundtracks of Alexander the Great and Barabbas, music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Mario Nascimbene). Richard Fleischer (born December 8, 1916) is an American film director. ... Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis, (born August 8, 1919) is an Italian movie producer born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples. ... Cinecittà (Italian for Cinema City) is a large film studio in Rome. ... Alexander[1] the Great (Greek: Μέγας Αλέξανδρος Megas Alexandros; July 356 BC — June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), is considered one of the most successful military commanders in world history, conquering most of the known world before his death. ... Give us Barabbas!, from The Bible and its Story Taught by One Thousand Picture Lessons, 1910 In the Christian narrative of the Passion of Jesus, Barabbas, according to some texts Jesus bar-Abbas, (Aramaic Bar-abbâ, son of the father), was the insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover...

Plot

The film begins shortly before the crucifixion of Christ, with Pontius Pilate (Arthur Kennedy) offering to release either Jesus Christ or Barabbas in keeping with the local custom. As the Bible story goes, Barabbas is the one the crowd wants released, and Pilate releases him. Ecce Homo (Behold the Man!), Antonio Ciseris depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus of Nazareth to the people of Jerusalem Pontius Pilate (Latin Pontius Pilatus) was the governor of the Roman province of Judea and Roman general from AD 26 until around AD 36, who is best... Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914 _ January 5, 1990) was an American actor. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Gutenberg Bible owned by the United States Library of Congress The Bible (Hebrew: תנ״ך tanakh, Greek: η Βίβλος hē biblos) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Work of God, The Word, The Good Book or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the name used by Jews and Christians for their...

Barabbas leaves and returns to his friends. His friends are glad to see him, but Barabbas wants to know where his lover Rachel is (Silvana Mangano). They inform him that Rachel had changed while he was away, and was following the teachings of Christ. Rachel soon returns, but she is not overjoyed to see Barabbas again. During their reunion Christ is crucified. As Christ dies the sky turns dark. Shaken by this, Barabbas goes to witness the crucifixion. Afterwards he goes to witness Christ being sealed in the tomb. On the third morning Barabbas goes to the tomb to find the tomb open, and Christ gone. Rachel tells him that Christ has risen, but Barabbas dismisses this as illusion, or that his followers had taken his body. He goes to see Christ's followers to demand what happened to the body - they do not know where he is but do believe he is risen. Soon, Rachel's teachings lead to her being stoned to death by the same men who had Jesus crucified. When Barabbas comes across them later while robbing a caravan, he assaults one of the men. For this, Barabbas is arrested by the Roman authorities. Pilate decides not to execute Barabbas, but instead sentences him to a life sentence in the sulfur mines of Sicily. A theatrical poster for 1949s Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice). ... Sicilian redirects here. ...

Barabbas is taken to the sulfur mines of Sicily - where the medallion designating him the property of the Emperor is placed around his neck. He manages to survive a hellish existence for the next 20 years in the mines. Eventually he is chained to Sahek (Vittorio Gassman), who was sent to the mines in punishment for letting slaves escape. Sahek was also a Christian - and had carved a cross on the back of his medallion. At first Sahek hates him, but the two men eventually become friends. After some time Sahek becomes too weak to work, and is about to be killed - but the mine is destroyed in an explosion. Sahek and Barabbas are the only survivors. After they recover from their injuries they are sent to the fields to work. They catch the eye of the wife of the local prefect - who is due to leave for Rome to become a Senator. She insists that they be brought along. Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (Il Mattatore) (September 1, 1922 – June 29, 2000) was an Italian theatre and film actor and director. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ, believing him to be the Son of God and the savior of human souls from sin and death. ...

Once in Rome the men are trained to become gladiators by Torvald (Jack Palance) - the top gladiator in Rome. During this training Sahek is overheard speaking about his faith, and is executed by Torvald. The next day Torvald and Barabbas battle in the Colosseum, with Barabbas winning. Impressed, the Roman Emperor Nero sets Barabbas free. Barabbas finds the remains of Sahek, and takes him to the catacombs where the local Christians are worshipping for a proper burial. Jack Palance (born Vladimir Palahniuk) (born February 18, 1919) is an American actor. ... Nero Claudius Cæsar Augustus Germanicus (December 15, 37 – June 9, 68), born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68). ...

The movie ends in the aftermath of Great Fire of Rome. Barabbas confronts Roman soldiers and tells them that he is a Christian. Barabbas dies by crucifixion in the persecutions that followed the fire. The Great Fire of Rome erupted on the night of 18 July, in the year AD 64 , among the shops clustered around the Circus Maximus. ...