He Who Must Die Blu-ray
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Posted June 17, 2022 04:56 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have announced that they will release on Blu-ray Jules Dassin's film He Who Must Die a.k.a. Celui qui doit mourir (1957), starring Pierre Vaneck, Jean Servais, Melina Mercouri, Carl Möhner, Grégoire Aslan, Gert Fröbe, René Lefèvre, and Roger Hanin. The release will be available for purchase on September 6.
Set in a Turkish-occupied Greek village shortly after World War I, Jules Dassin's stunning He Who Must Die tells the story of the townspeople's efforts to stage their Passion Play, an event that occurs once every seven years. The leading citizens choose who will play the parts: a stuttering young shepherd is chosen as Jesus; the town butcher as Judas; the town prostitute as Mary Magdalene. But as the movie unfolds, the Passion becomes a reality, and the villagers actualize their biblical roles against the tragic backdrop of a country uprooted by war and poverty.
Adapted from author Nikos Kazantzakis (Zorba the Greek, The Last Temptation of Christ) by the world-renowned Jules Dassin, the director of Rififi, Never on Sunday and Topkapi, this powerful film asks: What would happen if Jesus came down to Earth a second time?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Set in a Turkish-occupied Greek village shortly after World War I, Jules Dassin's stunning He Who Must Die tells the story of the townspeople's efforts to stage their Passion Play, an event that occurs once every seven years. The leading citizens choose who will play the parts: a stuttering young shepherd is chosen as Jesus; the town butcher as Judas; the town prostitute as Mary Magdalene. But as the movie unfolds, the Passion becomes a reality, and the villagers actualize their biblical roles against the tragic backdrop of a country uprooted by war and poverty.
Adapted from author Nikos Kazantzakis (Zorba the Greek, The Last Temptation of Christ) by the world-renowned Jules Dassin, the director of Rififi, Never on Sunday and Topkapi, this powerful film asks: What would happen if Jesus came down to Earth a second time?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary by critic and filmmaker Daniel Kremer
- Theatrical Trailer
- In French with English Subtitles
