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  2. The Robe is about Jesus Christ and his infamous Robe. The writing could be better but the acting is superb with a first rate cast. The costumes are colorful and the scenery is well done to recreate another era in history.

  3. In this biblical epic, a drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio (Richard Burton), wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his...

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    Richard Burton as Marcellus Gallio Jean Simmons as Diana Victor Mature as Demetrius Michael Rennie as Peter Jay Robinson as Caligula Dean Jagger as Justus Torin Thatcher as Sen. Gallio Sally Corner as Cornelia Gallio Pamela Robinson as Lucia Gallio Richard Boone as Pontius Pilate Betta St. John as Miriam Jeff Morrow as Paulus Ernest Thesiger as Tib...

    The film won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction – Set Decoration, Color (Lyle Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox), and Best Costume Design, Color (Charles Le Maire). It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Burton), Best Cinematography, Color, and Best Picture. The film also won the Golden Globe Award for Best ...

    The film was first telecast by ABC-TV on Easter weekend in 1967, at 7:00 P.M., E.S.T, to allow for family viewing. In a highly unusual move, the film was shown with only one commercial break.

  4. Jul 4, 2014 · By virtually all accounts, the 1.37:1 incarnation of The Robe, the one more familiar to an audience that grew up with its Easter Sunday screenings in the '60s and '70s, is absolutely better: the acting is improved, the directing is tighter and clearer. I believe it.

  5. Aug 25, 2024 · The Robe is a revelation. It shows the conversion of a Roman tribune to Christ which bursts on the screen like an epiphany of joy. It warms the cockles of your heart. The story flows from Jesus Christ’s robe the Romans rolled dice for at his crucifixion.

  6. The Robe is a 1953 American fictional Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman military tribune who commands the unit that is responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was released by 20th Century Fox and was the first film released in the widescreen process CinemaScope. [4]

  7. The Robe: Directed by Henry Koster. With Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie. In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.

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