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He Who Must Die

Play trailer Poster for He Who Must Die Released Sep 9, 1957 2h 0m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Three townspeople cause an uproar when they try to help refugees on a Greek island occupied by Turks.
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Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl ...a powerful film that raises issues as relevant today as they were 65 years ago—in fact, questions of what the prosperous owe the less fortunate will probably never go out of style. Rated: 8/10 Dec 8, 2022 Full Review Manny Farber The New Leader Pleasant to look at, with a delicate, if stale artistry, but, nevertheless, not much to think about. Sep 14, 2021 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine There are crudities in some of the acting performances but director Jules Dassin has fashioned a powerful and haunting drama in this French film about moral and political tensions in a Cretan village... Oct 21, 2019 Full Review Isabel Quigly The Spectator There are old lessons and modern ones in the story; old allegory and some as up-to-date as modern politics. The book had innumerable themes that the film version, cannot pursue and unravel too far; but it sticks pretty faithfully, in fact and in spirit. Jul 20, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Powerful Christian allegory based on Nikos Kazantzakis' brilliant novel The Greek Passion. Rated: B+ Nov 10, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I can't understand how I only heard of this movie because I was familiar with the novel on which it was based. It's a brilliant, beautifully crafted piece of work, a modern reimagining of the story of Christ as a revolutionary. I'm not totally sold on the way it eventually builds into a Marxist call for violent revolution, but man is it powerful, and, whether I ultimately agree with Dassin's take on Kazantzakis or not, I do think it's a valid interpretation of the Jesus story. Great writing, great direction, great black and white Cinemascope photography, great movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member "I just realized, if Christ returned today, he would be crucified again... and you would be the one driving in the nails." Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member "I just realized, if Christ returned today, he would be crucified again... and you would be the one driving in the nails." Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I'd been trying to track this down since I read the book, and suddenly it appears on Netflix. Made during a very awkward time in French cinema and it certainly feels like it. The film looks like an Neo-Realist piece but feels even more connected to silent Soviet films as it focuses on the political aspects of then novel much more than its more complicated personal/religious ones. It works, but feels really out of place and time. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member An incredibly well observed retelling of the Christ story in a semi-modern setting, through a Greek village's reenactment of a Passion play. Provides a damming commentary on the religious institute and its role in society and celebrates humanism no matter what your beliefs, religious or not. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie, quite close to the book (Christ Recrucified). However, french dialogues from "greek" people sounds wierd. Once again, Kazantzakis through Jules Dassin makes you wonder about the true meaning of god, religion and ..priests Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three townspeople cause an uproar when they try to help refugees on a Greek island occupied by Turks.
Director
Jules Dassin
Screenwriter
Ben Barzman, Jules Dassin
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 9, 1957, Original
Runtime
2h 0m
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