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''' The Robe ''' (1953) is a feature film (sound, color, 135m), directed by [[Henry Koster]]. Based on . Music by [[Alfred Newman]]; see [[The Robe (1953 Newman), film music]]. | ''' The Robe ''' (1953) is a feature film (sound, color, 135m), directed by [[Henry Koster]]. Based on [[(++) The Robe (1942 Douglas), novel]]. Music by [[Alfred Newman]]; see [[The Robe (1953 Newman), film music]]. | ||
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
The fictional story tells of the magic powers of the robe that Jesus wore on his way to Calvary. The crux of the plotline centered on Marcellus, a Roman official charged with crucifying Jesus, and his Greek slave, Demetrius, a convert to Christianity. | The fictional story tells of the magic powers of the robe that Jesus wore on his way to Calvary. The crux of the plotline centered on Marcellus, a Roman official charged with crucifying Jesus, and his Greek slave, Demetrius, a convert to Christianity. | ||
The movie was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, while [[Richard Burton]] won a nomination as Best Actor. There was a sequel known as [[Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954 Daves), feature film]], which was another massive commercial success. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
Revision as of 10:25, 22 April 2016
The Robe (1953) is a feature film (sound, color, 135m), directed by Henry Koster. Based on (++) The Robe (1942 Douglas), novel. Music by Alfred Newman; see The Robe (1953 Newman), film music.
Abstract
The fictional story tells of the magic powers of the robe that Jesus wore on his way to Calvary. The crux of the plotline centered on Marcellus, a Roman official charged with crucifying Jesus, and his Greek slave, Demetrius, a convert to Christianity.
The movie was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, while Richard Burton won a nomination as Best Actor. There was a sequel known as Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954 Daves), feature film, which was another massive commercial success.
Cast
- Richard Burton as Marcellus Gallio
- Jean Simmons as Diana
- Victor Mature as Demetrius).
- Michael Rennie as Peter
- Jay Robinson as Caligula
- Richard Boone as Pontius Pilate
- Ernest Thesiger as Tiberius
- Rosalind Ivan as Empress Julia the Elder
- Dawn Addams as Junia
- Michael Ansara as Judas Iscariot
- Donald C. Klune as Jesus of Nazareth
- Cameron Mitchell as the voice of Jesus
Production
Produced in the United States (1953).
External links
Categories:
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- 1953
- Fiction--1950s
- Fiction--English
- Cinema--1950s
- Feature Films
- English language--1950s
- Christian Origins Studies--1950s
- Christian Origins Studies--Fiction
- Christian Origins Studies--English
- Holy Robe (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth--cinema (subject)
- Judas Iscariot--cinema (subject)
- Pilate--cinema (subject)
- Peter--cinema (subject)