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Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
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4 November 1954 (West Germany)
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It begins where "The Robe" left off!
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The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus...
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A fitting sequel to "The Robe"
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Victor Mature | ... | Demetrius | |
| Susan Hayward | ... | Messalina | |
| Michael Rennie | ... | Peter | |
| Debra Paget | ... | Lucia | |
| Anne Bancroft | ... | Paula | |
| Jay Robinson | ... | Caligula | |
| Barry Jones | ... | Claudius | |
| William Marshall | ... | Glycon | |
| Richard Egan | ... | Dardanius | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Strabo | |
| Charles Evans | ... | Cassius Chaerea |
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101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.55 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording)
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West Germany:12 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:Approved (PCA #16588, General Audience)
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According to Jay Robinson (Caligula), the break in principal photography between The Robe (1953) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) was only three weeks. This would account for "The Robe"'s opening shot of the gladiatorial arena; a scene lifted from its sequel.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): While Caligula (Jay Robinson)is talking to Claudius and Messalina about the death of Marcellus and Diana he draws a dagger and plays with Claudius by threatening to stab him with it. When he puts it back in the scabbard, the scabbard and dagger inadvertently turn upside down sticking out at an odd angle and irritating Jay Robinson, who tries twice and finally rights the scabbard at his waist and goes on.
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Filmed at almost the same time, this film was a fitting sequel to "The Robe," considering it did not have the star power of the earlier film. None the less it loses some of the reverence of the first film, as Demetrius, so passionate a Christian in the first film, seems to give in and give up on it all too quickly in this one. The tie-in of the final scene from "The Robe" as the opening scene to this movie was a good advertising ploy, and the musical score of Franz Waxman melded well with the earlier Newman themes. The powerful insanity of Caligula is once again handled well by Jay Robinson, who brought the character vividly to life, as I remember from my Roman History studies. If the Rome of those days was as charming as depicted in these films, I would not have minded living there and then.
The performances of the cast, especially the minor characters, was excellent, although Mature was still awfully stiff in his performance. But a good sequel over all.