Barabbas The man of violence in whose place Christ died Release date: 1961-12-23 Genres: History, Drama, Adventure Actors: Curt Lowens, Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado, Sal Borgese, Fernando Hilbeck, Harry Andrews, Norman Wooland, Sharon Tate, Arthur Kennedy, Giovanni Di Benedetto, Miranda Campa, John Stacy, Anthony Quinn, Paul Müller, Jack Palance, Vittorio Gassman, Douglas Fowley, Friedrich von Ledebur, Carlo Giustini, Maria Mizar, Piero Pastore, Natasha Lytess, Laurence Payne, Alfio Caltabiano, Rina Franchetti, Robert Gardett, Emma Baron, Michael Gwynn, Walter Maslow, Mimmo Poli, Nino Segurini, George Birt, Charles Fawcett, Roland Bartrop, Roger Browne, Marco Tulli, Ivan Triesault, Silvana Mangano, Omero Capanna, Dan Sturkie, Massimo Righi, Guido Celano, Joe Robinson, Dale Cummings, Valentina Cortese, Nando Angelini, Gaetano Scala, Arnoldo Foà, Maria Marchi, Maria Zanoli, Paola Pitagora, Karin von Faber, Lucia Modugno, Vera Drudi, William Lyon Brown, Gustavo De Nardo, Harold Bradley, Amerigo Santarelli, Carolyn De Fonseca, Richard Watson, Remington Olmsted, Arnaldo Fabrizio, Enrico Glori, Dave Crowley, Darix Togni, Tullio Tomadoni, Veronica Wells, George Ehling, Giovanni Vari, Jim Dolen, Sandro Mondini, Robert Hall, John Horne, Wladimiro Tuicovich, Vladimiro Picciafuochi, Carlo Latimer, William Kiehl, David Maunsell, Burt Nelson, Jacopo Tecchi, Naci Erhun, Jody Excell, Margherita Sala, David Montresor, Rina Braido, Marcello Di Martire, Livia Cordaro, Spartaco Nale Production: Jay Weston Revenue: $5,800,000 Runtime: 2 h. 17 min. Score: 6.9/10 Votes: 163 Countries: United States of America, Italy Companies: DDL Cinematografica, Columbia Pictures Available* : Overview: 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.