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{{short description|1961 religious epic drama film by Richard Fleischer}}
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| gross = $2,900,000 (US/ Canada)<ref>{{cite news|title=Big Rental Pictures of 1963|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]|date=8 January 1964 |page=71 |url=https://ameblo.jp/ayumi-niwano/entry-12247416044.html |access-date=18 July 2018}} Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.</ref>
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'''''Barabbas''''' ({{lang-it|'''Barabba'''}}<ref name=bfi/>) is a 1961 [[List of religious films|religious]] [[epic]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Richard Fleischer]] for [[Dino De Laurentiis|Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica]], expanding on the life of [[Barabbas]], from the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Passion (Christianity)|Passion]] narrative in the ''[[Gospel of Mark]]'' and other gospels. It stars [[Anthony Quinn]], [[Silvana Mangano]], [[Katy Jurado]], [[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]], [[Harry Andrews]], [[Ernest Borgnine]], [[Vittorio Gassman]], and [[Jack Palance]]. The screenplay is based on [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]]-winner [[Pär Lagerkvist]]'s 1950 novel [[Barabbas (novel)|of the same title]].
The film was shot in [[Verona]] and [[Rome]]. It included many highly acclaimed scenes, including a battle of gladiators in a [[Cinecittà]] film studio mock-up of the [[Colosseum]], and a crucifixion shot during an actual total [[Solar eclipse of February 15, 1961|solar eclipse]]. It was released in Italy on December 23, 1961, and in the United States by [[Columbia Pictures]] on October 10, 1962. In Italy, the film was nominated for three [[Nastro d'Argento|Nastro d'Argento Awards]] (Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design).
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