TMDb6.2 / 10

He Who Must Die (1957)

Name: He Who Must Die
Director: Jules Dassin
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-05-03
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Grégoire Aslan, Gert Fröbe, Melina Mercouri

128 min · France, Italy · Dir. Jules Dassin

Drama 1957 movies

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.