Kingdom of Heaven
2005 · Drama · Action
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Film / 1961
Barabbas
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Anthony QuinnBarabbas
Silvana ManganoRachel
Arthur KennedyPontius Pilate
Katy JuradoSara
Harry AndrewsPeter
Vittorio GassmanSahak
Norman WoolandRufio
Valentina CorteseJulia
Jack PalanceTorvald
Ernest BorgnineLucius
Arnoldo FoàJoseph of Arimathea
Michael GwynnLazarus
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Laurence PayneDisciple
Douglas FowleyVasasio
Guido CelanoScorpio
Enrico GloriMan Pleading for Release of Prisoner
Carlo GiustiniOfficer (as Carlo Giutini)
Giovanni Di BenedettoOfficer (as Gianni Di Benedetto)
Robert HallCommander of Gladiators
Rina BraidoTavern Reveler
Nando Angelini
Tullio TomadoniBlind Man
Joe RobinsonBearded Gladiator
Friedrich von LedeburOfficer (as Frederich Ledebur)
Marcello Di Martire
Spartaco NaleOverseer
Maria ZanoliBeggar Woman
Gustavo De Nardo
Vladimiro PicciafuochiGuard with Rufio
Sharon TatePatrician in Arena (uncredited)
Emma Baron
Roland Bartrop
George Birt
Sal BorgeseGladiator
Harold Bradley
William Lyon Brown
Roger Browne
Alfio Caltabiano
Miranda Campa
Omero Capanna
Livia Cordaro
Dave Crowley
Dale Cummings
Carolyn De Fonseca
Jim Dolen
Vera Drudi
George Ehling
Naci Erhun
Jody Excell
Karin von Faber
Arnaldo Fabrizio
Charles Fawcett
Rina Franchetti
Robert Gardett
Fernando Hilbeck
John Horne
William Kiehl
Carlo Latimer
Curt Lowens
Natasha Lytess
Rocco Roy Mangano
Maria Marchi
Walter Maslow
David Maunsell
Maria Mizar
Lucia Modugno
Sandro Mondini
David Montresor
Paul Müller
Burt Nelson
Remington Olmsted
Piero Pastore
Paola Pitagora
Mimmo Poli
Massimo Righi
Margherita Sala
Amerigo Santarelli
Gaetano Scala
Nino Segurini
John Stacy
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