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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| Richard Burton | ... | Marcellus Gallio | |
| Jean Simmons | ... | Diana | |
| Victor Mature | ... | Demetrius | |
| Michael Rennie | ... | Peter | |
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Jay Robinson | ... | Caligula |
| Dean Jagger | ... | Justus | |
| Torin Thatcher | ... | Sen. Gallio | |
| Richard Boone | ... | Pontius Pilate | |
| Betta St. John | ... | Miriam | |
| Jeff Morrow | ... | Paulus | |
| Ernest Thesiger | ... | Emperor Tiberius | |
| Dawn Addams | ... | Junia | |
| Leon Askin | ... | Abidor | |
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Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. 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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 December 1953 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$36,000,000Company Credits
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4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (5.0) (L-R)Color:
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Jerusalem woman aiding Demetrius: No. It's the middle of the day. This isn't like other days.
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The film rights to this film had originally been bought by RKO Radio Pictures in 1943, at the time of the novel's initial publication. Because of wartime austerity, and RKO's shaky financial situation, the studio shelved the expensive historical epic, eventually selling the rights to Twentieth-Century Fox. See more »Goofs
The characters constantly refer to the province Jerusalem is located in as "Palestine". At the time the film is set (AD 30's), Jerusalem was located in the province of "Judea". Judea would not be called Palestine until Emperor Hadrian renamed it ("Syria Palaestina") in 135 AD at the end of the Jewish Revolt. See more »Quotes
Demetrius: [awaking to darkness] Is it night?Jerusalem woman aiding Demetrius: No. It's the middle of the day. This isn't like other days.
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Few movies today carry the wallop that Henry Coster packed into this one. The Lloyd Douglas masterpiece has been well adapted to film... and it is refreshing to see a film on a biblical theme that Hollywood hasn't screwed up and made Christianity look bad. Noah's Ark (1999 TV) is a Bible story to avoid. The Robe, on the other hand, is a great story, with a sincere effort to communicate a commitment to integrity, whatever the cost. I would watch this one again and recommend it highly as a true classic... I give it 9 out of 10.