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.
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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 as
Tullio Tomadoni as Blind Man
Joe Robinson as Bearded Gladiator
Friedrich von Ledebur as Officer (as Frederich Ledebur)
Marcello Di Martire as
Spartaco Nale as Overseer
Maria Zanoli as Beggar Woman
Gustavo De Nardo as
Vladimiro Picciafuochi as Guard with Rufio
Sharon Tate as Patrician in Arena (uncredited)
Emma Baron as
Roland Bartrop as
George Birt as
Sal Borgese as Gladiator
Harold Bradley as
William Lyon Brown as
Roger Browne as
Alfio Caltabiano as
Miranda Campa as
Omero Capanna as
Livia Cordaro as
Dave Crowley as
Dale Cummings as
Carolyn De Fonseca as
Jim Dolen as
Vera Drudi as
George Ehling as
Naci Erhun as
Jody Excell as
Karin von Faber as
Arnaldo Fabrizio as
Charles Fawcett as
Rina Franchetti as
Robert Gardett as
Fernando Hilbeck as
John Horne as
William Kiehl as
Carlo Latimer as
Curt Lowens as
Natasha Lytess as
Rocco Roy Mangano as
Maria Marchi as
Walter Maslow as
David Maunsell as
Maria Mizar as
Lucia Modugno as
Sandro Mondini as
David Montresor as
Paul Müller as
Burt Nelson as
Remington Olmsted as
Piero Pastore as
Paola Pitagora as
Mimmo Poli as
Massimo Righi as
Margherita Sala as
Amerigo Santarelli as
Gaetano Scala as
Nino Segurini as
John Stacy as
Dan Sturkie as
Jacopo Tecchi as
Darix Togni as
Ivan Triesault as
Wladimiro Tuicovich as
Marco Tulli as
Giovanni Vari as
Richard Watson as
Veronica Wells as
Jay Weston as
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