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- BFI identifier22346
- Date1961-12-23 (Release)
- Production countryItaly, USA
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- SynopsisAfter being freed by Pontius Pilate, Barabas returns to his life of crime and soon ends up a slave in the sulphur mines of Sicily. He is forced to fight as a gladiator in the Roman arena and finally ends his life on the cross. (Synopsis)
- Work history15 February 1961 - During the sun eclipse in Roccastrada (Grosseto) Barabbas' crucifixion scene is shot 4 April 1961 - Shooting starts at the Arena of Verona of Barabbas, then to the Vasca Navale, on the land at the 23rd kilometer of the Pontina and finally in Sicily, for a total of 157 days of shooting.
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- CreditsDirector: Richard Fleischer
Production Company: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica (Rome)
Production Company: Columbia Pictures Corporation
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BARABBA (Original)
BARABBAS (Alternative)
BARRABAS (Alternative)
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