---
title: 'Barabbas (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Fleischer'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/barabbas-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055774/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Barabbas (1961)

1961 · 132 min · Drama · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

Barabbas 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-fleischer)
- **Screenplay:** [Salvatore Quasimodo](https://cinepixo.com/people/salvatore-quasimodo), [Pär Lagerkvist](https://cinepixo.com/people/par-lagerkvist), [Ivo Perilli](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivo-perilli), [Christopher Fry](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-fry), [Diego Fabbri](https://cinepixo.com/people/diego-fabbri), [Nigel Balchin](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-balchin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Nascimbene](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-nascimbene)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aldo Tonti](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-tonti)
- **Editor:** [Alberto Gallitti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-gallitti)

## Cast

- [Carlo Giustini](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-giustini) as Officer
- [Friedrich von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-von-ledebur) as Officer
- [Paola Pitagora](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-pitagora) as Mary Magdalene
- [Robert Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hall) as Commander of Gladiators
- [Rina Franchetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/rina-franchetti) as Mary of Clopas
- [Maria Zanoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-zanoli) as Beggar Woman
- [Guido Celano](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-celano) as Scorpio
- [Joe Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-robinson) as Gladiator
- [Arthur Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-kennedy) as Pontius Pilatus
- [Miranda Campa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-campa)
- [Nando Angelini](https://cinepixo.com/people/nando-angelini)
- [Paul Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-muller)
- [Charles Fernley Fawcett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-fernley-fawcett)
- [Dan Sturkie](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-sturkie)
- [Alfio Caltabiano](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfio-caltabiano)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/barabbas-1961
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1248538); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.