Golgotha
Synopsis
Julien Duvivier's most controversial production to date, 1935's Golgotha is an ambitious and expensive retelling of the Last Days of Jesus. Robert le Vigan plays the Son of God, but as often happens in films of this nature he is upstaged by the villains, Herod (Harry Baur), Pontius Pilate (Jean Gabin) and Judas (Lucas Gridoux). All of Jesus' dialogue is taken directly from the Scriptures, with no movie-style adornments: le Vigan delivers these lines with sincerity and quiet grace. Considering the anti-Semitism prevalent in Europe during the 1930s, the question of the Jews' responsibility for Jesus' death is handled with restraint; blame is squarely laid on the shoulders of a handful of conspirators, rather than an entire race. A throwback to the religious films that Duvivier had made during the silent era, Golgotha may seem a bit old-fashioned and stilted when seen today: one contemporary reviewer has likened the film to a display of picture post-cards.
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Director (1)
Actors (35)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Transat Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pathé Films
- French distribution : Sirius
Full credits (9)
- Adaptation : Julien Duvivier
- Screenwriter : Julien Duvivier
- Director of Photography : Jules Kruger
- Music Composer : Jacques Ibert
- Assistant directors : Jean Stelli, Robert Vernay
- Editor : Marthe Poncin
- Sound recordists : Marcel Courmes, Joseph de Bretagne
- Assistant Operators : Robert Juillard, René Ribault, Marc Fossard
- Production Designer : Jean Perrier
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Religion
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1935
- French release : 10/04/1935
- Runtime : 1 h 35 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 462
- Visa issue date : 31/08/1940
- Approval : Unknown
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
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