Barabbas

Barabbas (1953)

The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.

Date of release
1953-05-05
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Director
Alf Sjöberg

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Barabbas

Barabbas is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg. It is based on the 1950 novel Barabbas by Pär Lagerkvist about the biblical character who was released instead of Jesus. The film was entered in the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. It was one of the biggest Swedish productions of its time. In 1961 an American adaptation of the same novel was released, starring Anthony Quinn in the lead role.

Production

After a year of preparation, shooting started in the spring of 1952 in Israel and Rome, and then moved to Sweden for interior scenes during the summer. As the assigned cinematographer Göran Strindberg became ill early during production, the still up-and-coming Sven Nykvist, later star cinematographer for Ingmar Bergman, had to replace him for the exterior shots. Additional filming occurred during the autumn and into December.

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