EASTER SUNDAY, BARABBAS, TCM, ANOTHER MOVIE FOR YOUR MUST-SEE BUCKET LIST

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES has a fascinating line-up of films for Easter Sunday.

You can see the entire schedule here. (CLICK 4/17)

Among the offerings is Barabbas,  a 1961 religious epic film expanding on the career of Barabbas, from the Christian Passion narrative in the Gospel of Mark and other gospels (2:30 PM.)  It is very well done.  Click on the photos and links.

The film stars Anthony Quinn as Barabbas, features Silvana Mangano, Katy Jurado, 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 and was based on Nobel Prize-winning Pär Lagerkvist's 1950 novel of the same title. 

The film 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.

Click here to read more.

See a great post on Anthony Quinn, who was fantastic in the lead role of Barabbas, from our friends at European Film Star Postcards here. 

See another great post on the outstanding Vitorrio Gassman from EFSP here.

And read more about Silvana Mangano from EFSP here.

See the trailer for Barabbas here.

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