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Barabbas
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767881364
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767881362
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: D07750D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: March 05, 2002
Running Time: 137 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 10, 1962
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Editorial Review:
Starring Anthony Quinn in the title role, Barabbas was released in 1961 in the midst of a wave of widescreen epics based on biblical characters. The screenplay, by playwright Christopher Fry (who also contributed to Ben-Hur), is an unusually intelligent one. Further assets are the imaginative, sparingly orchestrated score by Mario Nascimbene and a handsome production design by art director Mario Chiari that is so rewarding to the eye in Aldo Tonti's often dazzling cinematography.
Many scenes, such as Christ's crucifixion, are shot and staged like tableaux in a style reminiscent of the great masters of art. And director Richard Fleischer surpasses anything Ridley Scott achieved years later in Gladiator: he fills the huge arena--a vast Roman amphitheatre--with a gladiatorial school of hand-to-hand combat, a parade of elephants, and a den of lions, and then caps his production with a riveting and thrillingly mounted duel between Jack Palance, careering round the circumference of the arena in his chariot, and Barabbas dodging him on foot. --Adrian Edwards
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Christianity in its beginning
great performance between actors, Quinn-Palance-Borgnine and their supporting actors for those who believe in the life after death concept. It holds the interest of the viewer to the end.
Rating:  - Interesting if you ignore the details...
Barabbas is an interesting "what if" presentation of Barabbas the man who was saved from execution when Jesus was crucified in his stead. The movie is heavily slanted towards a view of Christianity that seems to be highly superstitious and primarily focused on signs, symbols, and ritual.
Anthony Quinn does a great job in portraying a conflicted character who ebbs back and forth between belief and doubt.
Rating: - Good movie on faith
If you have doubt about your faith, this movie will inspire you. Anthony Quinn gives a award winning performance.
Rating: - Not bad, but not a great movie
"Barabbas" is not a bad movie if you are watching it simply for the entertainment value. Anthony Quinn is very good and so are his co-stars. The script drags somewhat, with the second part being more interesting than the first. However, if you are wanting to look at this film in the sense of whether it portrays the message of Christianity well, then this movie is less than average. It portrays early Christians well, but the problem is with the portrayal of Barabbas. There is no complexity in ... Read More
Rating: - Religious AntiHero Hero!!!
Jesus dies in your place--would you have conflicting emotions??? It really happened, in a real jail, with a real n'er-do-well, and in real dirt and arena sand!!! It had real prostitutes, real crooks, and Jesus; the destiny of; the fate of; the temptation of; the betrayal of; and the crucifixion of Him! But all that is background--yes, that's right, Jesus is background--but, omnipresent and pervading overall. One of Anthony Quinn's best performances. What would you have done, if you had been a ... Read More
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