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Now Barabbas, also known as Now Barabbas Was a Robber, is a 1949 British drama film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke and Kathleen Harrison. It was based on a 1947 play of the same title by William Douglas Home.
John 18:40 . Audio Crossref Comment Greek. Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version. They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising. New Living Translation. But they shouted back, “No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a revolutionary.) English Standard Version.
Now Barabbas is a play by the British writer William Douglas Home. Its original West End run at the Vaudeville Theatre lasted for 130 performances from 7 March to 28 June 1947. It concerns a variety of inmates at a British prison, including new arrivals, old hands and a convicted murderer sentenced to hang.
An insight into prison life, Now Barabbas saw Douglas-Home draw on his own personal experience, having been court martialled and gaoled in 1944 for his refusal to bomb Le Havre, because he knew full well civilians would be killed. With that in…
- Gordon Parry
Now Barabbas was a robber. —Comp. Note on John 10:1. The word includes the meaning of unrestrained violence, which often leads to bloodshed ( Mark 15:7; Luke 23:19 ), and is thus used in a striking parallel in Sophocles:— “And him, so rumour runs, a robber band. Of aliens slew.” ( Œdipus Rex., 724. Plumptre’s Translation.)
Now Barabbas Was a Robber... Prison drama focusing on the seamy side of life in post-war Britain. Drama 1949 87 mins. Director: Gordon Parry. Rent for £3.50. Overview Overview. This prison drama presents a kaleidoscope of criminals of every background, from Irish saboteurs to West Indian petty thieves.
Mar 8, 2010 · Now, Barabbas. by. Jovanovich, William. Publication date. 1964. Topics. Publishers and publishing, Authors and publishers. Publisher. New York : Harper and Row.
