Barabbas (1961)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Barabbas |
| Original title | Barabbà |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1961 |
| length | 132 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Fleischer |
| script |
Nigel Balchin Diego Fabbri Christopher Fry Ivo Perilli |
| production | Dino De Laurentiis |
| music | Mario Nascimbene |
| camera | Aldo Tonti |
| cut |
Alberto Gallitti Raymond Poulton |
| occupation | |
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Barabbas (original title: Barabbà ) is an Italian historical film from 1961. It is the second full-length film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Pär Lagerkvist , who received the 1951 Nobel Prize for Literature for it.
action
In Jerusalem , the Roman governor Pontius Pilate has to decide whom to pardon - Jesus of Nazareth , who is worshiped by many as the Messiah, or the murderer and rebel Barabbas . He leaves the choice to the people who choose Barabbas.
He enjoys his freedom to the fullest. Jesus' fate interests him precious little; At first he just wants to see his former lover Rachel again. However, the latter is distant from him because Jesus is crucified instead of him. When Rahel did not let himself be swayed by Barabbas 'indifference, the unbelieving Barabbas observed Jesus' crucifixion and burial. When he found Jesus' empty grave on the third day and looked for Jesus among the disciples, they led him to Lazarus , who told Barabbas about his resurrection by Jesus.
After a meeting with other disciples of Jesus, Rachel is arrested and stoned by the Romans. The enraged Barabbas ambushes the men who arrested Rahel and kills one of them. Since Barabbas has already been pardoned and cannot be sentenced to death a second time, Pilate banishes him to the sulfur mines there in Sicily, where Barabbas has to do heavy underground mining for the next twenty years. He is chained to the convict Sahek, who is bitter towards Barabbas because he was released and Jesus crucified.
One day the pit is buried in an explosion; Barabbas and Sahek are the only survivors. When Sahek and Barabbas are then used to work in the fields, Sahek tries to bring Barabbas closer to his faith in Jesus. Since both of them were the only ones to survive the mine disaster, the prefect's wife becomes aware of them. When he is promoted to senator, he and his wife take Sahek and Barabbas with them to Rome. There the two men are trained as gladiators .
When Sahek refuses to kill his opponent in a competition because of his belief and stands up for his belief, he and Barabbas are arrested for rioting; Sahek is executed for steadfastly refusing to renounce his belief. Barabbas declares that he is not actually a Christian and is not punished.
During a competition in the arena, Barabbas defeats a gladiator who was previously considered invincible and impresses Emperor Nero , who then releases Barabbas. Barabbas finds Sahek's body and takes it to the catacombs , where the Christians secretly gather. Sahek receives an appropriate burial. Here Barabbas meets Peter, the former fisherman, who knows him and reminds him of a conversation they had at the time of Jesus.
During the fire of Rome , Barabbas believes the kingdom of God is here and sets fire to several buildings, whereupon he is arrested by Roman soldiers. The Christians are held responsible for the fire and punished for it with death. The last shot shows a wide field with innumerable crosses on which the “guilty” were crucified. Among them is Barabbas, who now, shortly before he dies, turns to his god.
background
Barabbas was the second film adaptation of Lagerkvist's novel (the first film adaptation was shot in 1953 by Alf Sjöberg , also under the title Barabbas ) and is one of the most elaborate feature films of all time after Spartacus . The story of Barabbas, about which neither the Gospels nor ancient texts after the Passion story tell much (all four Gospels know the name, the condemnation and the story of his release, but nothing more; Mark calls him a murderer, John a robber ), is however fictitious. Director Richard Fleischer shot the crucifixion scene during a real solar eclipse .
Reviews
“The second full-length adaptation of the (...) novel by Per Lagerkvist (...) was also the worse one. Although the production budget was $ 10 million and the extras ran into the thousands, Richard Fleischer's version belongs to the category of those Italian monumental films that replace depth with sword rattle and sinister villains who invariably act like blasts. As a result, his Barabbas (...) is also a taciturn power man who cannot be broken. "
“The direction hardly conveys the existential drama of a person touched by God but still doubting, but rather the lavish drama of a slave condemned to mine work and gladiator fights."
synchronization
The German synchronization took over the Ultra film synchronized in Berlin , after a dialogue book of Eberhard Cronshagen under the dialogue director of Josef Wolf .
| role | actor | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Barabbas | Anthony Quinn | Gerhard Geisler |
| Rachel | Silvana Mangano | Eva Pflug |
| Pontius Pilate | Arthur Kennedy | Klaus Miedel |
| Simon Peter | Harry Andrews | Wolfgang Lukschy |
| Sahak | Vittorio Gassman | Gert Günther Hoffmann |
| Torvald | Jack Palance | Arnold Marquis |
| Lucius | Ernest Borgnine | Horst Niendorf |
| Rufius | Norman Wooland | Friedrich Schoenfelder |
| Julia | Valentina Cortese | Lola Luigi |
| Lazarus | Michael Gwynn | Friedrich Joloff |
| Nero | Ivan Triesault | Curt Ackermann |
literature
- Pär Lagerkvist : Barabbas. A novel (OT: Barabbas ). Nobel Prize for Literature, No. 46 = 1951. With a letter from André Gide and the bibliography PF Lagerkvist. Coron-Verlag, Zurich 1969.
- Albert Steffen : Barrabas. Drama in four acts. Fine sciences, Dornach 1949.
Web links
- Barabbas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Barabbas in the online film database
- Barabbas atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roy Kinnard, Tim Davis: Divine Images. A History of Jesus on the Screen. Carol Pub. Group, New York 1992, ISBN 0-80651-284-9 , p. 147.
- ↑ Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau : Lexicon of Fantasy Films. 650 films from 1900 to 1986 . Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-02273-4 , pp. 42-43.
- ^ Barabbas in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ Barabbas in the German synchronous file