Barabbas (1953 film)

Barabbas
Film poster
Directed byAlf Sjöberg
Written byPär Lagerkvist
Alf Sjöberg
Produced byRune Waldekranz
StarringUlf Palme
CinematographySven Nykvist
Göran Strindberg
Edited byEric Nordemar
Distributed bySandrews
Release date
  • 5 May 1953 (1953-05-05)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Barabbas is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg. It is based on the 1950 novel Barabbas by Pär Lagerkvist about the biblical character who was released instead of Jesus. The film was entered in the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was one of the biggest Swedish productions of its time. In 1961 an American adaptation of the same novel was released, starring Anthony Quinn in the lead role.

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Barabbas". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.

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