Barabbas (Columbia Pictures) (1961)

Critics Agree: ‘BARABBAS’ IS GREAT! BUSINESS RATING—$ $ $ PLUS! “HANDSOMELY PRODUCED, EYEFILLING SPECTACLE HAS SCENES OF STRONG VIOLENCE, INTIMATE CHARACTERIZATION. SHOULD BE OUTSTANDING GROSSER IN ALL MARKETS. Producer Dino De Laurentiis, director Richard Fleischer, and an international cast headed by Anthony Quinn bring to the screen this massive religious spectacle. An imaginative, powerful and quality-stamped drama. Filled with sequences overwhelming and breathtaking on the Technicolor-Technirama 70 screen. ‘Barabbas’ is fascinating and stimulating motion picture entertainment. How will ‘Barabbas’ fare at the box office? Impressive grosses are in store once the film goes into general release!” Film Bulletin dbsapsdibsdb4 bed bdbede=dibsd fd 6x Eid bdbxd bed beds bsdbd bxdbsd “Par Lagerkvist’s novel has been transplanted to the screen with great imagination. As a picture, ‘Barabbas’ is one of great magnitude, rich in color, suspenseful. As a spectacular, the picture has had few peers. Its boxoffice prospects are bright if properly exploited.” Boxoffice ““Barabbas’ is an engrossing film with fine acting and a literate script. This impressive film version of the novel by Nobel Prize winner Lagerkvist will be enjoyed in diverse ways. For those with faith, it will be a profoundly moving experience. For the skeptical, it will be an intellectual stimulus for its sheer inventiveness.” RATING: A-EXCELLENT. Parents Magazine “A full-color, wide-screen, multimillion-dollar religious spectacle that is also, al many points, an intense and illuminating religious experience. The film is constantly alive, and what keeps it alive is the burning sincerity of its search for the reality of God and the meaning of the hero’s singular and avocalyptic life.” Time Magazine “LACED WITH PASSION AND DRAMA. A NOTEWORTHY MOAnd, In Boston. . A TION PICTURE! Anthony Quinn gives a memorable performance as the ""'BARABBAS' WILL UNDOUBT murderer whose place on the cross is EDLY RANK FOR YEARS TO taken by Christ. The Dino De LaurenCOME AS A CLASSIC! Anthony tiis production does justice to the Quinn as the drunken, lustful and story’s scope and grandeur, and Richguilt-ridden robber whose life ard Fleischer’s direction displays his is spared by the crucifixion of creative ingenuity.” Christ, is an utterly believable The Independent Film Journal and inspiring performance. The story of Barabbas begins big and bold and awesome, as it remains throughout." ““Barabbas’ is the rara avis: an exBoston Record American cellently made biblical spectacle that is genuinely religious . . . I would 1 . commend ‘Barabbas’ highly to the at"BETTER THAN ‘BEN HUR'? H New York Journal-American Bi tention of religious-minded audiences. YES, in the performance of AnH AMERICAN PREMIER! Anthony Quinn as Barabbas is a suthony Quinn as Barabbas, and ! “BARABBAS” perb actor, at his best in conveying the in the writing (Christopher Fry 1 human dignity that underlies a subon Sweden's Nobel Prize winner, \ For the Needy Children of P | human surface. He is supported by a Par Lagerkvist.) Mr. Quinn adds ! ae number of fine actors in brief but tellihe Stee of reality. iihens are ; 0 H ; . Oct. 10,.1 ff ing roles, Richard Fleischer’s direction one extracreinaryapemonmancess PLEADS FOR Wee en aa ey ' 8:30 Rie a fo athatrivile cul dmaesctia denis and there: is an eye-widening title role, is every Inch the conq| ! DeMille Theater, 2 fay « {MERIC A?—The magnitude. Boston Traveler | \ Palance pleads for mercy In “Berabbas.” The Columbia film will bow at the DeMille on Wednesday night, October 10, in a premiere sponsored’ by the N. Y. Journal-American for the benefit of New York needy children. The Boys Club of New York ‘and the N. Y. Foundling Hospital will share the proceeds. Gala ‘Barabbas’ Debut Will Aid seen Tips Cale a Needy Children owen rom Page 32 crucifi Loges $25 Orchestra $15 Mezzanine | National Catholic Weekly Review SSS ee 3 ee 3 eee one ‘ROMAN SOLDIERS’ “VERY SUPERIOR ENTERTAINMENTTREMENDOUS POWER! For the combination of dramatic fire and religious honesty, ‘Barabbas’ is probably the best the movies have recently offered!” New York Post “AN OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION! AN ENORMOUSLY IMPRESSIVE EPIC of both deep and spiritual insight and sweeping cinematic grandeur! Produced on a vast and lavish scale! Magnificent settings, powerful action sequences! Fills the screen with spectacular movement and excitement, all highly dramatic! Anthony Quinn does the finest work of his career!” New York Journal American y¥—_—___——__ order payable | check of money Yo Please make * New “American Benefit Fund, P.O, Box 499, Ne e-American Premiere to be York and New York Foundli All peqcweds of th Boys Club of New Talephone in i} \ 1 \ i} 1 \ i} \ \ a —<—$<$<$< $$$ i} 1 | | | i 1 \ “AN EXCITING FILM! INTENSE SUSPENSE! EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES! ANTHONY QUINN IS SPLENDID!” New York Daily News FEaD=4p=4 ibd f= abs Ibs aE abd bs ab babe bbs dbs abs dlb=d bbzdlbsdlb= dibs dbl dlbzalbsdibs dbs dlbza bsalbs4)bsdlbsdlb=« bsaibs ps4 Bsalbs4bsdlbs@)bsdlbs4)bsdIbx@ bsa)bsd)bsdbsdlbza bsalbsa)psdlbsab=4 bsdlbsd xa bsdlbs alba bxdlbsa|bx4)bsd psd bsalb=4 bal bxd|bsalb= dba] bzd bsalb=4 ba] bsd bsdlbsalbsa] Psd b=dibsdlbsd psa bsalbsd]psd)bsd bsalbsdlpsa|bsaibs4jpsao24 Bxalbsd)bsq b=dibsd)psd\b=4 bs4jbsd bsdlbs4ibsdlpsd[bzaibsdipzd]bsdbsdlbsdpsdlbsd bsdlbsd bsdbsd bsd)bsd)bsdlbsdibsd brd brdibsdbsdlbsdibsd bd bed bsdibsdbsd pzh-d PELSWICK Continued #! eal “FOR SHEER OVERPOWERING SUCCESS OF SPECTACLE, YOU HAVE By all MEMORABLE PERFORance, Vittorio Gassm8T, — Lop NEVER SEEN ITS MATCH! Staged in the grand style, it succeeds with domieee cae long and distinguished career. Ernest Borgnine, ay ae nant, strong-armed excellence!” New York World Telegram-Sun ‘Anthony Quinn heads the star-studded, getter ine ao A alentine Cortese anine ; a ” ala, B : 0 ol ait : : fim “Barabbas,’ wl amiere Wednesday evening, anal ore oan had by telephoning COrt-| BUS. CAR CARDS “FABULOUS SPECTACLE, THROBS WITH PASSION AND ECHOES WITH Oct. 10, at the DeMille Theatre, on Seventh ave, at fea 5 Yandt 71-1212, Extension . , CLASH OF STEEL. SUPERB CAST. OUTSTANDING BOX OFFICE. A pic47th st. , TWO movie ture of stunning sweep and imagination. The cast is the kind to bring a brilliant Par Lagerkvist's AT LEAST ure 0. g Pp g Be eas Sao ho ved ony Beene Crit Srey SEs i ey glow to any showman’s saaraaees One thing is certain about ‘Barabbas’—it is a died hes been hailed by Buropean critics 68 ont ve ed. “Piparabbas” is the first film picture that will be talked about for a long, long time.” The Film Daily eecetieerenen “tenets | NETWORK TV and RADIO portrayal by Itallan actress Silvana Mangano, one of Europe's tographs of Bene of its Props ta " , leading actresses. ot ae spectacularly {mNBC WV b Dino De Laurentiis has brought ‘Barabbas’ to the screen in spectacular, colorful, OCEEDS from’ th nut night showing of the motion a es Crucifixion seen network' CBS network-radio and the exciting fashion. Anthony Quinn brings to the role of Barabbas the kind of a Co aitati 1 ho have seen st : . harply-etched finished performance of a fine actor, doing a difficult and demandboasts a cast of thousands, will be donated to Those W he most sharply: C Pp 5 (4 Hew Yorke necdy chien and wl tied beeen the ust a gcenly movin Voice of America covered the New York opening role. Here is a big picture in every sense of that word, and one which is to Boys|Club/ol: Newton poenelever: { j “4 ” 7 A F be sold i manner befitting the spectacular and dramatic nature of the pro_¥, Journal-American Benefit Fund. Crucifixion s¢ ritted sold in a manner be! g Pp pro may tea rene naa “Saunier ata ing of “Barabbas,” a benefit premiere with esa ites TL yublic, Ww! A ion ie rl PESO en with hm coupon on Face 26‘ zou in ta proceeds shared by the Boys Club of New Ticket orders sho for the sulp! [an 5 J 7 1 -Y, Journal-American Benefit Fund, P. 0. Box 498, hackdrop nich . . EXCELLENT, COMMANDING AND NOTEWORTHY FILM! To refer to EE aR ani ¥. é i Mistendlcerealtetaraieclthe ne ave a the York and the New York Foundling Hospital, ‘Barabbas’ as a spectacle film is to overlook the fact that its excellence is not accel ee ; confined to visual magnitude alon wealth of researched atmospheric detail ake personal ‘arices at the gala opening. Romans. re I. confined to g! e alone—a wealth o ed atmospheric detai Other wars wl lala mith publ, to, a eelebriey from (ane ser fon of Baran, under the auspices of the N.Y. Journal superior to that usually employed in depicting the Biblical scene. Anthony Quinn i an jevision e ant . . . . FS . * i . . crc cing-nleht auence, eso maar ana American Benefit Fund. The Kleig-light openx excellent—he puts his entire art to work! New York Daily Mirror e © lo go on living for 60) J . bal Se ae as oleuaitog eee ea sree years ith netted oy be ing was attended by hosts of celebrities. x “IMPRESSIVE PRODUCTION VALUES STEER ‘BARABBAS’ INTO THE and leaders of New York 0+ som when Chriet was cause Christ had died. Tt is . . “ . sd BIG-CLASS BOXOFFICE LEAGUE! Anthony Quinn does a formidable joh in cic ern nite ae to the Cross in ine arco ae Film itself was selected as Movie of the Rs the title role! The film hits the bell in Director Richard Fleischer’s bold, Lagerkvist's novel about icvist' He j x d tic handling of scenes, allied to some slick lensing by cameraman Ald Lagerkvist's provocative e rama g of s . allie g by camerama' ) SE neces of novel ™ adapted. for its AMONG THE NEARLY 80 Month by the NYC. Bus Council, and busses bs) Tonti. ‘BARABBAS’ HAS MANY QUALITIES THAT WILL MAKE IT screen by Christopher Fry, a . 4 Ao 199 q Bee Me, J ntot mie celebrated playwright end sete ed in Dre tach carried special display signs and car cards. CLICK! Variety oF sa ing’ ee? oe *eacribed Page 2 BEV s4 BV esd bxdibdl (3) a]