The Robe
“The first motion picture in CinemaScope--the modern miracle you see without glasses!”
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
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2 films
Cast
30 people
Richard Burton
Marcellus Gallio
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Jean Simmons
Diana
Known for
Spartacus
North and South
Victor Mature
Demetrius
Known for
My Darling Clementine
Kiss of Death
Richard Boone
Pontius Pilate
Known for
Big Jake
The Hobbit
Leon Askin
Abidor
Known for
Hogan's Heroes
One, Two, Three
Michael Rennie
Peter
Known for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Lost World
Dean Jagger
Justus
Known for
Game of Death
Vanishing Point
Jay Robinson
Caligula
Known for
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Shampoo
Torin Thatcher
Sen. Gallio
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Betta St. John
Miriam
Known for
The City of the Dead
Jeff Morrow
Paulus
Known for
The Giant Claw
This Island Earth
Ernest Thesiger
Emperor Tiberius
Known for
Bride of Frankenstein
The Old Dark House
Henry Koster Director · Albert Maltz Screenplay Philip Dunne Screenplay
Worldwide gross $36M · Budget $4.4M · United States release September 16, 1953
Box office
Budget
$4,350,000
Worldwide gross
$36,000,000
Gross vs. budget
8.3×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · September 16, 1953
Theatrical
United States · September 16, 1953
Theatrical
Chile
April 3, 2015 · TV · Canal 13
France
December 4, 1953 · Theatrical
Germany
December 4, 1953 · Theatrical
Greece
April 16, 1954 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 23, 1954 · Theatrical
Italy
May 7, 1954 · Theatrical
Japan
December 26, 1953 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 7, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
March 15, 1954 · Theatrical
July 16, 1976 · Theatrical · re-release
Slovakia
April 10, 1998 · TV · Markíza
Sweden
September 16, 1953 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 19, 1953 · Theatrical · London
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