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He Who Must Die ()

Celui qui doit mourir (original title)
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After WW1,ordinary citizens of a small Greek village plays the Passion Play in order to rebel against Turkish rulers during Turkish-Greek relations in 1920's.
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Priest Fotis
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Lukas
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Turkish Agha
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Archon Patriarcheas (as Gert Froebe)
Teddy Bilis ...
Hadjinikolis
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Yannakos / Apostle Peter
Lucien Raimbourg ...
Kostandis
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Katerina / Mary Magdalene
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Panagiotaros / Judas
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Manolios / Jesus Christ
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Ladas
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Mariori
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Michelis
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Priest Grigoris
Anna Armaou
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Shepherd (as Joseph Dassin)
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Seizis (as Pannayotaros Karavoussanos)
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(as Thanassis Kedrakas)
Rita Mousouri

Directed by

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Jules Dassin

Written by

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Ben Barzman ... ()
 
Jules Dassin ... ()
 
Nikos Kazantzakis ... (novel "Christ Recrucified")
 
André Obey ... (dialogue)

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Henri Bérard ... producer
Marcello Danon ... producer
Robert Gascuel ... associate producer
Georges Lourau ... associate producer

Music by

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Georges Auric

Cinematography by

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Jacques Natteau

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Roger Dwyre
Pierre Gillette

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Max Douy

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Max Douy

Costume Design by

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Christiane Coste

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Igor Keldich ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Wilhelmine Berard ... production manager
André Hoss ... unit production manager
Yves Laplanche ... production supervisor

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Jean-Gabriel Albicocco ... assistant director

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Pierre-Louis Calvet ... sound recordist

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Gilbert Chain ... camera operator
André-Jacques Manson ... still photographer

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Yannis Migadis ... Second Assistant Costume Designer
Yannis Tsarouchis ... assistant costume designer

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Jules Dassin ... musician: Flute air played by the shepherd Manolios

Script and Continuity Department

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Suzanne Durrenberger ... script supervisor

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Plot Summary

Greece, in the 1920's, is occupied by the Turks. The country is in turmoil with entire villages uprooted. The site of the movie is a Greek village that conducts a passion play each year. The leading citizens of the town, under the auspices of the Patriarch, choose those that will play the parts in the Passion. A stuttering shepherd is chosen to play Jesus. The town butcher (who wanted to be Jesus) is chosen as Judas. The town prostitute is chosen as Mary Magdalene. The rest of the disciples are also chosen. As the movie unfolds, the Passion Play becomes a reality. A group of villagers, uprooted by the war and impoverished, arrive at the village led by their priest. The wealthier citizens of the town want nothing with these people and manipulate a massacre. In the context of the 1920's each of the characters plays out their biblical role in actuality. Written by Sarvananda Bluestone

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Also Known As
  • Colui che deve morire (Italy)
  • He Who Must Die (United States)
  • He Who Must Die (Canada, English title)
  • El que debe morir (Spain)
  • Този, който трябваше да умре (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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  • 122 min
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Trivia Despite the film's title, it's not about Jesus nor is it set in Jerusalem. It was filmed in Crete, Greece, the story has to do with Greek people and is set in Asia Minor in 1921, during the Ottoman Rule. This region had been historically inhabited by Greeks for millennia until 1922, when over one million Greeks were forced to move to Greece, and is now part of Turkey. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in O Dassin stin kriti (1956). See more »
Quotes Priest Fotis: Why should human kindness be a miracle?
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