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  • Der Grossinquisitor (1991)
  • TV Movie | 60 min
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Der Grossinquisitor (1991)
TV Movie | 60 min
In Dostoievski's "Brothers Karamazov", Ivan, the elder brother, tells a parable in which Jesus returns to earth around 1500, at the time of the Inquisition. The Grand Inquisitor has him arrested, making him understand that his return would...See moreIn Dostoievski's "Brothers Karamazov", Ivan, the elder brother, tells a parable in which Jesus returns to earth around 1500, at the time of the Inquisition. The Grand Inquisitor has him arrested, making him understand that his return would compromise the normal course of history. Men do not aspire to freedom, the Grand Inquisitor tells him : they are looking for someone who can give them bread, and once found, everyone would be willing to give up their freedom to submit to him. This means that if in his time Jesus had succumbed to the temptations of the Devil, he could have won power over all humanity. Men would have thrown themselves at his feet and would have done whatever he had asked of them. But Jesus refused this kind of power, declaring to Satan: "Man does not live on bread alone." See less
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Director
Beat Kuert
Writer
Beat Kuert
Producer
Beat Kuert
Cinematographer
Reinhard Schatzmann
Editor
Beat Kuert
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Updated Mar 29, 1991
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Mar 29, 1991 (Switzerland)

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3 cast members
Name Known for
Giulio Brogi
Great inquisitor / Jesus Great inquisitor / Jesus   See fewer
The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
Frédérique Herault
Young girl Young girl   See fewer
Der Grossinquisitor (1991)
Ingold Wildenauer
Great inquisitor (voice) Great inquisitor (voice)   See fewer
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