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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.
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.
released September 16, 1953Betta St. John as MiriamRichard Burton as Marcellus GallioDirected by Henry KosterScreenplay by Philip Dunne, Gina Kaus & Albert M...
Burton stars as Marcellus Galilo, the Roman centurion charged with overseeing the crucifixion. But when he wins Christ's rob ...more. The first movie ever filmed in CinemaScope, The Robe was...
Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, and still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn what he can of the man he killed.
Apr 7, 2023 · Looking to Lloyd C. Douglas’s best-selling novel of redemption as the vehicle to save the studio with a technological advancement to bring in the crowds, Zanuck and producer Frank Ross assembled a winning team to bring The Robe to the big screen. Henry Koster, Deanna Durbin, Joe Pasternak.
As punishment, he and his newly bought slave "Demetrius" (Victor Mature) are despatched to the backwater of Judea. Once there, he is assigned by Pontius Pilate to supervise the crucifixion of Christ whereupon he happens upon the legendary robe and his soul becomes a tortured wreck.
