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.[1] 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.[2]

Now Barabbas
Directed by	Gordon Parry
Written by	William Douglas-Home (play) Anatole de Grunwald
Produced by	Teddy Baird Anatole de Grunwald
Starring	Richard Greene Cedric Hardwicke Richard Burton Beatrice Campbell
Cinematography	Otto Heller
Edited by	Gerald Turney-Smith
Music by	Leighton Lucas George Melachrino
Production company	Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	24 May 1949
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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.

External links

• Now Barabbas at IMDb

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