Barabbas

Overview

Cast & Crew

Production House

The Plot

The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.

Run Time

1h 45m

Genre

Drama

Release Date

05 May 1953

Country

Sweden

Language

Swedish

Director & Producers

Alf Sjöberg
Director

Rune Waldekranz
Producer

Top Billed Cast

Ulf Palme
Barabbas

Hugo Björne
Leper at Death Valley

Eva Dahlbeck
The Mother

Anders Henrikson
Roman procurator on Cyprus

Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Maria of Magdala

Holger Löwenadler
Thief

Åke Grönberg
Armful watchman at Rome

Gunnar Hellström
Worker in pottery

Tor Isedal
Man at Christian meeting

Margaretha Krook
Woman in robbers cave

Jarl Kulle
Leper at Death Valley

Torsten Lilliecrona
Supervisor at copper mine on Cyprus

Technical Team

Pär Lagerkvist
Novel

Alf Sjöberg
Writer

Göran Strindberg
Director of Photography Eric Nordemar
Editor Moses Pergament
Original Music Composer

Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography

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