Pontius Pilate (film)

{{Short description|1962 film by Irving Rapper, Gian Paolo Callegari}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Pontius Pilate

| image = Pontius Pilate 1962 US poster.jpg

| caption = 1962 US Theatrical Poster

| director = Gian Paolo Callegari
Irving Rapper

| producer = Glomer Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

| writer = Oreste Biancoli
Gian Paolo Callegari
Gino De Santis

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Jean Marais
• Jeanne Crain
• Basil Rathbone
• Letícia Román
• Massimo Serato
• Riccardo Garrone
• John Drew Barrymore

}}

| music = Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1962|02|15|Italy|1962|06|22|France|df=y}}

| runtime = 100 minutes; 93 minutes (Spain); 103 minutes (West Germany)

| country = Italy, France

| language = Italian
French
English

| budget =

|gross=1,455,058 admissions (France){{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-jean-marais-c22695355|title=Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films|website=Box Office Story}}

}}

Pontius Pilate ({{langx|it|Ponzio Pilato}}, {{langx|fr|Ponce Pilate}}) is an Italian drama film from 1962, directed by Gian Paolo Callegari and Irving Rapper, written by Oreste Biancoli, starring Jean Marais and Jeanne Crain.[http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Ponzio_Pilato_1962_rev.html Ponzio Pilato (1962)] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708153937/http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Ponzio_Pilato_1962_rev.html |date=2012-07-08 }} at the Films de France{{IMDb title|id=0056358}}{{cite web|url=http://allmovie.com/work/pontius-pilate-106343|title=Pontius Pilate (1962) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|publisher=allmovie.com|accessdate=2014-05-31}}

The film is known under the titles: Ponce Pilate (France), Poncio Pilatos (Spain), Pontius Pilate (UK / US), Pontius Pilatus – Statthalter des Grauens (Germany).[http://www.eofftv.com/p/pon/ponzio_pilato_main.htm Ponzio Pilato (1962)] - The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television

John Drew Barrymore plays the characters of both Judas Iscariot and Jesus of Nazareth.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104122035/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/106343/Pontius-Pilate/cast Pontius Pilate (1962) - The New York Times]

The scenario is based mainly on the Gospel of John. The following biblical passages are quoted in the film: Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:2; Luke 23:1; John 18:33; 18:37; John 18:38; 19:9-11; Matthew 27:24; Deuteronomy 21:6-7; John 19:19-21; 19:22.[http://pejino.com/pelicula/cine-y-tv/cine-romanos/poncio-pilatos1962/ Poncio Pilatos | 1962] - pejino.com

This film takes a perspective on events surrounding the Passion of Jesus Christ by focusing on Pontius Pilate, the Procurator of Judea who condemned Him to death. Pilate is a man for whom nothing seems to go as planned.

The film was produced in Italy and released there on 15 February 1962.