Now Barabbas (1949)
A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.
- Date of release
- 1949-05-24
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Gordon Parry
Casting
- Richard Greene — Tufnell
- Cedric Hardwicke — Governor
- Richard Burton — Paddy
- Kathleen Harrison — Mrs. Brown
- Ronald Howard — Roberts
- Stephen Murray — Chaplain
- William Hartnell — Warder Jackson
- Beatrice Campbell — Kitty
- Betty Ann Davies — Rosie
- Leslie Dwyer — Brown
- Alec Clunes — Gale
- Harry Fowler — Smith
Interesting facts
Now Barabbas, also known as Now Barabbas Was a Robber, is a 1949 British drama film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke and Kathleen Harrison. It was written by Anatole de Grunwald based on the 1947 play Now Barabbas by William Douglas Home. The film features one of the earliest screen performances by Richard Burton and was an early role for Kenneth More.
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