| Pilate and Others | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andrzej Wajda |
| Produced by | Günther Lüdecke Andrzej Wajda |
| Written by | Andrzej Wajda Mikhail Bulgakov (book) |
| Based on | The novel by Mikhail Bulgakov |
| Starring | Wojciech Pszoniak Jan Kreczmar Daniel Olbrychski |
| Music by | Johann Sebastian Bach (St Matthew Passion) |
| Cinematography | Igor Luther Pfeffer Sam |
| Editing by | Joanna Rojewska |
| Studio | ZDF |
| Release date(s) | 29 March, 1972 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Pilate and Others (German: Pilatus und andere - Ein Film für Karfreitag) is a 1972 German drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda, based on the 1967 novel The Master and Margarita by the Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov, although it focuses on the parts of the novel set in biblical Jerusalem, however events which have occurred in it, are transferred to the present time. So, Levi Matvei is the modern TV reporter who makes reports from Golgotha; Yeshua Ha-Nozri passes Way of the Cross on streets of Frankfurt am Main.[1]
The film has the subtitle Ein Film für Karfreitag (English: The Film for Good Friday) because it was released on March 29, 1972, on the eve of Easter.[1]