A shuffling cavalry walk... Procurator Pontius Pilate is not only a literary image. There remained a plate with the inscription Pontius Pilate in Caesarea, as well as stories about his activities and mentions in the works of Josephus, Tacitus, Philo of Alexandria.
Contemporary books and films about Pontius Pilate and Jesus tend to reflect the political realities of their time more than information from historical sources and the New Testament. There is a successful film by Julien Duvivier 'Golgotha' (1935), where the role of Pilate was played by a young Jean Gabin. Jean Marais with his good physical training and straightforward manner of play is more suitable for the role of Roman procurator. The film shows his activities in accordance with his image of Josephus. Construction of the aqueduct, installation of Roman symbols on the Temple, conflicts with the Sanhedrin. Local guerrilla zilots led by Barabwa. Slavery as the basis of civilization.
Bright colors, rich scenery, mass scenes, and, alas, everything is ruined by Italian pathosity.
It seems that there is an attempt to create ambiguous images of the characters, each of which has its own truth, but in the end the film goes on a rolled-up track and by standard. An idealized image of Pilate's wife, condensed into a summary of several key phrases of Jesus' sermon. There are successful scenes (the conflict at the Temple over Roman symbols), but in general the film looks like a middle-class biblical theme.