"The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place."
Ulf Palme
as Barabbas
Hugo Björne
as Leper at Death Valley
Eva Dahlbeck
as The Mother
Anders Henrikson
as Roman procurator on Cyprus
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
as Maria of Magdala
Holger Löwenadler
as Thief
Åke Grönberg
as Armful watchman at Rome
Gunnar Hellström
as Worker in pottery
Tor Isedal
as Man at Christian meeting
Margaretha Krook
as Woman in robbers cave
Jarl Kulle
Torsten Lilliecrona
as Supervisor at copper mine on Cyprus
Yvonne Lombard
as Prostitute
Per Oscarsson
as Boy
Sif Ruud
as Fat Woman
Ulf Qvarsebo
as
Toivo Pawlo
as Slave at Mill
Alexander von Baumgarten
as Supervisor at Copper Mine on Cyprus
Inge Wærn
as Hare-lipped
Ellika Mann
Erik Strandmark
as Petrus
Olof Widgren
as Sahak
Georg Årlin
as Lazarus
Olof Sandborg
as Prosecutor at Temple
Åke Fridell
as Eliahu, Robber, Barabbas' Father
Stig Olin
as Member of Barabbas' Gang
Hariette Garellick
Lissi Alandh
Gordon Löwenadler
as Soldier at the prison
Tor Bergner
Alf Sjöberg
Director
Pär Lagerkvist
Novel
Writer
Göran Strindberg
Director of Photography
Eric Nordemar
Editor
Gunnar Gelbort
Costume Design
Moses Pergament
Original Music Composer
Bibi Lindström
Production Design
Rune Waldekranz
Producer
Sven Nykvist