He Who Must Die (1957)
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.
- Released
- 1957-05-03
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jules Dassin
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 21 votes
Cast
- Jean Servais as Priest Fotis
- Carl Möhner as Lukas
- Grégoire Aslan as Agha
- Gert Fröbe as Patriarcheas
- Melina Mercouri as Katerina
- Pierre Vaneck as Manolios
- Maurice Ronet as Michelis
- Roger Hanin as Panagiotaros
- René Lefèvre as Yannakos
- Fernand Ledoux as Pope Grigoris
- Nicole Berger as Mariori
- Teddy Bilis as Hadji Nikolis