He Who Must Die

(1957)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 20 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1957

Runtime: 128 мин

Country: France, Italy

Director: Jules Dassin

Cast: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Grégoire Aslan, Герт Фрёбе, Мелина Меркури, Pierre Vaneck, Морис Роне, Roger Hanin, René Lefèvre, Fernand Ledoux

Plot

1920s Greece is occupied by the Turks. A country in turmoil with entire villages uprooted. A small community conduct their annual Passion Play. The leading citizens, under auspices of the Patriarch, choose the actors: a stuttering shepherd as Jesus, the town butcher as Judas, the town prostitute as Mary Magdalene, and so on. As the story unfolds, the Passion becomes a reality.