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Released
1961 · FILM

Barabbas

The man of violence in whose place Christ died

Runtime
137 min
BiographyDramaHistory

Synopsis

A story chronicling the life of the thief Barabbas, who was granted a pardon and spared crucifixion when Pontius Pilate presented the Israelites with the choice to release either Barabbas or Jesus. As he grapples with his spirituality, Barabbas endures numerous trials that lead him to the gladiatorial arena, where he seeks to gain his freedom and face his inner struggles, eventually coming to follow the man who was crucified in his place.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 17

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Raymond PoultonShot by Aldo TontiScored by Mario Nascimbene

Box Office

1961 · Box office

Grossed $5.8M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$5.8M

Worldwide gross$5.8M

Also known as

  • Barabbasde
  • Barrabáses

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