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'''''Barabbas''''' is a 1961 [[Epic films#Religious epics|religious epic film]] expanding on the career of [[Barabbas]], from the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Passion (Christianity)|Passion]] narrative in the ''[[Gospel of Mark]]'' and other gospels. The film stars [[Anthony Quinn]] as Barabbas, features [[Silvana Mangano]], [[Katy Jurado]], [[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]], [[Harry Andrews]], [[Ernest Borgnine]], [[Vittorio Gassman]], and [[Jack Palance]], and was distributed by [[Columbia Pictures]]. It was conceived as a grand Roman epic, was based on [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]]-winning [[Pär Lagerkvist]]'s [[1950 in literature|1950]] novel [[Barabbas (novel)|of the same title]]. A [[Barabbas (1953 film)|previous film version]] of the novel, in [[Swedish language|Swedish]], had been made in 1953.
The film was directed by [[Richard Fleischer]] and shot in Verona and Rome under the supervision of producer [[Dino De Laurentiis]]. It included many spectacular scenes, including a battle of gladiators in a [[Cinecittà]] film studio mock-up of the arena, and a crucifixion shot during an actual total [[solar eclipse]].
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