Pär Lagerkvist
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Pär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish author who received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Lagerkvist in 1951
Barabbas (1961 film)
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Barabbas is a 1961 religious epic film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, expanding on the life of Barabbas, from the Christian Passion narrative in the Gospel of Mark a
Pär Lagerkvist
…cross to Golgotha, witnesses the crucifixion, and then spends the rest of his life trying to understand why he was chosen to live rather than Jesus. A movie based upon the novel was filmed in 1961, with Anthony Quinn playing the title role. In 1951 Pär Lagerkvist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature…
Theatrical release poster by Frank McCarthy
Anthony Quinn as Barabbas in a publicity photograph for the film
Sharon Tate and Jack Palance behind the scenes of the film