
137 minutes
12/23/1961
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.

Anthony Quinn
as Barabbas

Silvana Mangano
as Rachel

Arthur Kennedy
as Pontius Pilate

Katy Jurado
as Sara

Harry Andrews
as Peter

Vittorio Gassman
as Sahak

Norman Wooland
as Rufio

Valentina Cortese
as Julia

Jack Palance
as Torvald

Ernest Borgnine
as Lucius

Arnoldo Foà
as Joseph of Arimathea

Michael Gwynn
as Lazarus

Laurence Payne
as Disciple

Douglas Fowley
as Vasasio

Guido Celano
as Scorpio

Enrico Glori
as Man Pleading for Release of Prisoner

Carlo Giustini
as Officer (as Carlo Giutini)

Giovanni Di Benedetto
as Officer (as Gianni Di Benedetto)
Robert Hall
as Commander of Gladiators

Rina Braido
as Tavern Reveler
Nando Angelini
Tullio Tomadoni
as Blind Man

Joe Robinson
as Bearded Gladiator

Friedrich von Ledebur
as Officer (as Frederich Ledebur)
Marcello Di Martire
Spartaco Nale
as Overseer

Maria Zanoli
as Beggar Woman

Gustavo De Nardo
Vladimiro Picciafuochi
as Guard with Rufio

Sharon Tate
as Patrician in Arena (uncredited)

Emma Baron

Roland Bartrop

George Birt

Sal Borgese
as Gladiator
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

Dan Sturkie
Jacopo Tecchi
Darix Togni

Ivan Triesault
Wladimiro Tuicovich

Marco Tulli
Giovanni Vari
Richard Watson
Veronica Wells
Jay Weston