Of course Barabbas gets himself arrested again and begins his odyssey. To Pontius Pilate, played by Arthur Kennedy, Barabbas is still a no good bandit. The early Christians view him with some resentment. He's realized he's been a participant in something historic to say the least.
As the message of Jesus of Nazareth spreads, Barabbas is unsure of what his role is. As played by Anthony Quinn, Barabbas is a troubled soul. Some tradition has him as a common bandit, others have him as a rebel against Rome. All we know about him is that he was the guy that the mob shouted for when offered a choice between pardoning him or Jesus of Nazareth. I'm sure that's a question that more than a few have pondered on, whether they are believers or not. I've often wondered at times from a literary as well as religious point of view what happens to some of the peripheral cast of characters in the Scripture.
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