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Wine of Morning (1955)

Wine of Morning poster
Directed by
Katherine Stenholm
Genre
drama, history
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film focuses on Barabbas, the criminal whose release was chosen over Jesus. It shows his perspective and the events surrounding the crucifixion.

biblicalcontemplativedevotionalreverentslow-pacedearnesthistoricalmelodramatic

What happens

Wine of Morning is a 1955 American film directed by Katherine Stenholm and starring Al Carter, Joan DeVolk, and Katherine Helmond. It has Barabbas as the subject, who was pardoned according to the Biblical report in place of Jesus Christ by Pontius Pilate. The film is based on the novel Wine of Morning by Bob Jones Jr. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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