The Robe (1953)
- Directed by
- Henry Koster
- Genre
- drama film, period drama film, epic film, sword-and-sandal film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 287 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Roman tribune is placed in charge of the soldiers who crucify Jesus. He struggles with guilt and what that event means.
epicsolemndramatichistoricalreverentstatelyemotionalfaith-driven
What happens
The Robe is a 1953 American 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. Like other early CinemaScope films, The Robe was shot with Henri Chrétien's original Hypergonar anamorphic lenses. The film was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Frank Ross. The screenplay was adapted from Lloyd C. Douglas's 1942 novel by Gina Kaus, Albert Maltz, and Philip Dunne—although Maltz's place among the blacklisted Hollywood 10 led to his being denied his writing credit for many years. The score was composed by Alfred Newman, and the cinematography was by Leon Shamroy. The film stars Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature and Michael Rennie, and co-stars Jay Robinson, Dean Jagger, Torin Thatcher, Richard Boone, Betta St. John, Jeff Morrow, Ernest Thesiger, and others. A sequel, Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), continues from where The Robe ends. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Pontius Pilate (1962)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.