Give Us Barabbas!
Give Us Barabbas! is a 1961 American TV movie. It was written by Henry Denker[1] and directed by George Schaefer. It was an original script for Hallmark Hall of Fame which was rare because that show specialised in adaptations.[2]
Cast
- James Daly as Barabbas
- Kim Hunter as Mara
- Dennis King as Pontius Pilate
- Robinson Stone as Phineas
- Leonardo Cimino as Caleb
- Ludwig Donath as Joseph
- Keir Dullea as Elisha
- Muni Seroff as Samuel
- Toni Darnay as Mary
- John Straub as John
- John Gerstad as Lemuel
Reception
The Los Angeles Times said the film provided a "tour de force" for Daly who gave "a marvellous characterization."[3] The New York Times said it had "great power".[4]
The show was repeated.[5]
References
- ^ NBC Looses Volley of Video Attractions Barnes, Aleene. Los Angeles Times 25 Mar 1961: B5.
- ^ Original Drama; Why So Scarce? Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 30 Mar 1961: A12.
- ^ 'Barabbas'---A Fine Easter Message Barnes, Aleene. Los Angeles Times 27 Mar 1961: A11.
- ^ 'Give Us Barabbas!' Shanley, John P. New York Times 27 Mar 1961: 53.
- ^ The Crumbling Stone Wall Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 8 Oct 1962: C12.
External links
- Give Us Barabbas at IMDb
- Give Us Barabbas at TCMDB
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Films directed by George Schaefer
- King Richard II (1954)
- Macbeth (1954)
- Cradle Song (1956)
- Little Moon of Alban (1958)
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)
- Berkeley Square (1959)
- A Doll's House (1959)
- Macbeth (1960)
- The Tempest (1960)
- Cradle Song (1960)
- Give Us Barabbas! (1961)
- Time Remembered (1961)
- Victoria Regina (1961)
- Arsenic & Old Lace (1962)
- The Magnificent Yankee (1965)
- Inherit the Wind (1965)
- Barefoot in Athens (1966)
- Saint Joan (1967)
- The Admirable Crichton (1968)
- Elizabeth the Queen (1968)
- Pendulum (1969)
- The File on Devlin (1969)
- Generation (1969)
- Doctors' Wives (1971)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (1974)
- Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974)
- Amelia Earhart (1976)
- An Enemy of the People (1978)
- First, You Cry (1978)
- Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure (1979)
- The Bunker (1981)
- The People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
- A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)
- Right of Way (1983)
- Stone Pillow (1985)
- Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
- Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988)
- The Man Upstairs (1992)
- Harvey (1996)
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