He Who Must Die

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Movie Info

Three townspeople cause an uproar when they try to help refugees on a Greek island occupied by Turks.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

French (Canada)
Director:

Jules Dassin
Runtime:

2h

Cast & Crew

Jean Servais
Priest Fotis

Melina Mercouri
Katerina, Mary Magdalene

Pierre Vaneck
Manolios, Jesus Christ

Gert Fröbe
Patriarcheas

Maurice Ronet
Michelis

Nicole Berger
Mariori

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Critic Reviews for He Who Must Die

All Critics (3) | Fresh (3)

There are crudities in some of the acting performances but director Jules Dassin has fashioned a powerful and haunting drama in this French film about moral and political tensions in a Cretan village...

October 21, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine
There are old lessons and modern ones in the story; old allegory and some as up-to-date as modern politics. The book had innumerable themes that the film version, cannot pursue and unravel too far; but it sticks pretty faithfully, in fact and in spirit.

July 20, 2018 | Full Review…

Isabel Quigly
The Spectator
Powerful Christian allegory based on Nikos Kazantzakis' brilliant novel The Greek Passion.

November 10, 2014 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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