He Who Must Die (1957)

Original title

Celui qui doit mourir

Directed by

Jules Dassin

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

16

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small Greek village is mounting a Passion play. The actors begin to take on the qualities of their biblical characters. This leads to conflict with the local ruling authorities.

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What happens

He Who Must Die (French: Celui qui doit mourir) is a 1957 French-Italian film directed by Jules Dassin. It is based on the novel Christ Recrucified (also published as The Greek Passion) by Nikos Kazantzakis. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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