Torvald (Jack Palance) wins his third staff of liberty in BARABBAS
The entire gladiator moment in the film is, imo, the best part of it and Jack helps a lot. It almost stands on its own as a completely separate film. And there's something about his character, some underlying aspect, which elevates it from the standard walk-in cameo type of role. I won't speculate what but it's fascinating. His costume in this shot is cool too. Also, and this might be controversial to some but Palance would have made a better Barabbas than Anthony Quinn.
I have mentioned this before that I thought that Jack's role in this movie was outstanding. He played a real cruel and bloodthirsty gladiator who loved to kill. It's too bad that they never made a movie about his character showing why he became such a bloodthirsty gladiator. He might have made a good Barabbas, but Anthony Quinn I thought was an excellent choice.
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