Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Jules DassinDirector
- Ben BarzmanWriter
- Jules DassinWriter
- André ObeyWriter
Cast
- Jean ServaisPriest Fotis
- Carl MöhnerLukas
- Grégoire AslanAgha
- Gert FröbePatriarcheas
- Melina MercouriKaterina
- Pierre VaneckManolios
- Maurice RonetMichelis
- Roger HaninPanagiotaros
- René LefèvreYannakos
- Fernand LedouxPope Grigoris
- Nicole BergerMariori
- Teddy BilisHadji Nikolis