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Now Barabbas
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Wikipedia article
'Now Barabbas' is a 1949 British drama film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke and Kathleen Harrison. It is sometimes known as 'Now Barabbas Was a Robber'.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114073457/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44604 BFI.org] It was based on a 1947 play of the same title by William Douglas-Home. The film features one of the earliest screen performances by Richard Burton.Burton & Chibnall p.85
It was shot at Teddington Studios.
Cast
* Richard Greene as Tufnell
* Cedric Hardwicke as Governor
* Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Brown
* Ronald Howard as Roberts Bank Cashier
* Stephen Murray as Chaplain
* William Hartnell as Warder Jackson
* Beatrice Campbell as Kitty
* Richard Burton as Paddy
* Betty Ann Davies as Rosie
* Leslie Dwyer as Brown
* Alec Clunes as Gale
* Harry Fowler as Smith
* Kenneth More as Spencer
* Dora Bryan as Winnie
* Constance Smith as Jean
* Lily Kann as Woman
* David Hannaford as Erb Brown
References
Bibliography
* Alan Burton & Steve Chibnall. 'Historical Dictionary of British Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2013.
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