Barabbas
“The man of violence in whose place Christ died”
Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.
Genres
History, Drama, Adventure
Studio
DDL Cinematografica
Language
en
Status
Released
How Barabbas performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$5.8M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~50/50, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for History) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Barabbas
Anthony Quinn
Barabbas
Rachel
Silvana Mangano
Rachel
Pontius Pilate
Arthur Kennedy
Pontius Pilate
Sara
Katy Jurado
Sara
Peter
Harry Andrews
Peter
Sahak
Vittorio Gassman
Sahak
Rufio
Norman Wooland
Rufio
Julia
Valentina Cortese
Julia
Torvald
Jack Palance
Torvald
Lucius
Ernest Borgnine
Lucius
Joseph of Arimathea
Arnoldo Foà
Joseph of Arimathea
Lazarus
Michael Gwynn
Lazarus
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