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Actors: Anthony Quinn, Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine, Vittorio Gassman, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy, Katy Jurado
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Barabbas |
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Based on Nobel prize winner Pär Lagerkvist's novel, BARABBAS is a Dino De Laurentiis production directed by Richard Fleisher in 1962. This forgotten gem deserves to be rediscovered.
BARABBAS is not an epic in the Spartacus's style. The movie tells the story of Barabbas, an uncultivated man, who doesn't understand why he has been spared instead of Jesus. Condemned a second time for murder by the roman judges, Barabbas will be sent into the sulfur mines of Sicilia where he'll cross the path of the Christian Vittorio Gassman. Twenty years later, he'll finish his career as a gladiator in Rome and die on a cross.
He'll witness the first arrestations and executions of Christians in Rome but will be unable to share their faith.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Barabbas |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- Roman Era
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- religious issues
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- slave
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 40%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- slave
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
unclothed?
- chest
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- Israel
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- book
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