Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson Directed By: Henry Koster Average Rating: Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Model: 1022 Number of Items: 1 Release Date: February 27, 2001 Running Time: 135 minutes Theatrical Release Date: 1953
Amazon.com: When Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio (Richard Burton) is sent to Jerusalem, one of his assignments is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Marcellus, a cynical and hardened man, wins the robe Jesus wore to the crucifixion while gambling with other Roman soldiers underneath the dying savior. He later becomes convinced that his hallucinations and violent outbursts are the result of a curse received from the robe, which is now in the possession of his escaped slave, Demetrius (Victor Mature), somewhere in the Middle East. He sets out to find Demetrius in order to destroy the robe and the curse and finds faith instead, converting to Christianity. This was the first movie to be filmed in CinemaScope, and won Oscars in 1953 for costume design, art direction, and set decoration. The visual aspects of the film are stunning, and it may be worth viewing for that alone; however, the script and acting leave much to be desired, and you won't find inspiration in these areas if that's what interests you. If, however, you are more interested in this film for its religious matter, the story of the conversion of the hardened Marcellus is inspiring. --James McGrath
The Robe Very dissappointed, ordered this DVD twice but unfortunatley it is not available in region 4 or multi region, so cannot view this DVD to give a review.
The Robe Film, Nowhere Near the Book If you have read the book entitled "The Robe," you will be sorely disappointed in the movie. Lloyd Douglas, the author of the book, is perhaps one of the "greats" when it comes to writing religious historical fiction. The movie was nowhere near the book in terms of character development, plot, or climax. 90% of the movie was untrue to the book. I read another review which said that Mr. Douglas was so disappointed in the production of the film version that he refused to give Hollywood the rights to his next novel "The Big Fisherman." (It was turned into a film after his death.) He also promised to not write another book due to his diappointment of the film version of "The Robe." Now, thats, disappointment!
There really isn't enough character development in the film to keep you interested in the plot. You don't care about the people, and therefore don't care about what happens to them.
The one highlight in the film was the artistic interpretation of the very last scene. If the number 10 were an outstanding movie, this would get a rating of a -1. I'm not sure how it got so many nominations for the academy awards.
Classic film DVD arrived earlier than expected and in good condition. This is one of the classics and I love it.
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Classic I had read the book years ago and wanted to see the movie. Richard Burton is outstanding.
The Robe An excellent moving picture. Is also historical, thought provoking, and biblical. One of my favorites.
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