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Celui qui doit mourir

1957 [FRENCH]

Drama

Celui qui doit mourir

1957 [FRENCH]

Drama

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7.5/10 · 1.1K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Jules Dassin

Top cast

René Lefèvre as Yannakos

Melina Mercouri as Katerina / Mary Magdalene

Pierre Vaneck as Manolios / Jesus Christ

Gert Fröbe as Patriarcheas

Tech specs

720p.BLU 1080p.BLU

1.15 GB

1280*546

French 2.0

Not Rated

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23.976 fps

2 hr 7 min

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2.13 GB

1920*820

French 2.0

Not Rated

Subtitles

23.976 fps

2 hr 7 min

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IMDb reviews

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10 / 10

This is an astonishing film overlooked for decades

micar6

This is an astonishing film overlooked for decades. Beautiful black-and-white cinematography, top-notch dialogue, and great acting make HE WHO MUST DIE…

The last crucifixion of Christ

dbdumonteil

The same writer wrote "last temptation of Christ" where the Savior and Mary Magdelene played prominent parts too.Dassin was driven from his country in the wake…

The same writer wrote "last temptation of Christ" where the Savior and Mary Magdelene played prominent parts too.Dassin was driven from his country in the wake of the witch hunt.He came to France where he made an estimable film noir " Du Rififi Chez les Hommes "(which does not cut his best American works such as " night and the city" or "brute force" )"Celui qui doit mourir is his second film in seven year ,and although it took place in Greece ,it was essentially made with French money and French actors (Pierre Vaneck,Fernand Ledoux,Maurice Ronet,Roger Hanin,Jean Servais are all first-class thespians),the only important Greek artist being Melina Mercouri (it was the first time Dassin had directed her and he was to marry her afterward).Unfairly despised in France," he who must die" is probably Dassin's best European work.In a Greek village ,under Turkish occupation ,a bunch of refugees asks for help:they are starving and they would like to settle in the hills ,where they could clear pieces of lands which the inhabitants do not cultivate.But their priest does not agree and he tells them so :they have cholera and they could contaminate us all! In the village they get ready for a commemoration of the Passion:a shepherd will be Christ,a widow,Mary Magdelene ,some other inhabitants ,the apostles...but what's the point of this masquerade,which becomes a farce if some people are dying only a mile from your place?the "actors" take a rebel stand and they side with the refugees.Then the new "crucifixion" is around the corner.The Turks turn into some kind of Romans and their chief some Pilate who can wash his hands without tears.God gives the stammering shepherd the power of speech.The rich young man gives all he owns to the Poor ...NB: Joseph Dassin aka Jo Dassin ,the director's son ,who was very famous as a singer in Europa ,in the sixties/Seventies ,appears briefly as a young refugee :you can spot him in the scene when their priest tells his flock he dreamed he saw saint George last night.

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