The Robe
by Henry Koster
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Actor: Jay Robinson, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie, Richard Burton, Victor MatureDirector: Henry Koster
Brand: BURTON,RICHARD
Cinematographer: Leon Shamroy
Editor: Barbara McLean
Producer: Frank Ross
Writer: Albert Maltz
Writer: Gina Kaus
Writer: Lloyd C. Douglas
Writer: Philip Dunne
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.55:1
Running Time: 135 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-10-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of The Robe
Movie Review: Review The Robe
Summary: 4 Stars
I show the movies to a group of seniors at my retirement
community. We enjoy the old and decent movies. Very few
of the recent movies are worth the electricy it takes to
run the video player, so we go for the old time movies
and we appreciate the fact that they are still available
through Amazon.
Thank you, Gordon
Summary of The Robe
The first movie ever filmed in CinemaScope, THE ROBE ws nominated for five Academy Awards in 1953, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Richard Burton. Burton stars as Marcellus Galilo, the Roman centurian charged with overseeing the crucifixion. But when he wins Christ's robe in a gambling game at the foot of the cross, his life is forever changed.When Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio (Richard Burton) is sent to Jerusalem, one of his assignments is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Marcellus, a cynical and hardened man, wins the robe Jesus wore to the crucifixion while gambling with other Roman soldiers underneath the dying savior. He later becomes convinced that his hallucinations and violent outbursts are the result of a curse received from the robe, which is now in the possession of his escaped slave, Demetrius (Victor Mature), somewhere in the Middle East. He sets out to find Demetrius in order to destroy the robe and the curse and finds faith instead, converting to Christianity. This was the first movie to be filmed in CinemaScope, and won Oscars in 1953 for costume design, art direction, and set decoration. The visual aspects of the film are stunning, and it may be worth viewing for that alone; however, the script and acting leave much to be desired, and you won't find inspiration in these areas if that's what interests you. If, however, you are more interested in this film for its religious matter, the story of the conversion of the hardened Marcellus is inspiring. --James McGrath
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