Best Use of a Solar or Lunar Eclipse in a Movie?26 of 35
Barabbas features a solar eclipse that supposedly took place during the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. It details the choice of the Jewish people to spare Barrabas over Jesus, when given the choice by Roman Governor Pontius Pilate to spare either the criminal or the heretic for Passover. The scene was filmed using a real eclipse that occurred on February 15, 1961.
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