Demetrius and the Gladiators
“It begins where "The Robe" left off!”
The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius seeks to prevent this, and catches the eye of Messalina, wife to Caligula's uncle Claudius. Messalina tempts Demetrius, he winds up fighting in the arena, and wavers in his faith.
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2 films
Cast
15 people
Victor Mature
Demetrius
Known for
My Darling Clementine
Kiss of Death
Susan Hayward
Messalina
Known for
I Want to Live!
The Lusty Men
Michael Rennie
Peter
Known for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Lost World
Debra Paget
Lucia
Known for
The Ten Commandments
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Anne Bancroft
Paula
Known for
The Graduate
The Elephant Man
Jay Robinson
Caligula
Known for
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Shampoo
Ernest Borgnine
Strabo
Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
Richard Egan
Dardenius
Known for
The 300 Spartans
Love Me Tender
Barry Jones
Claudius
Known for
Brigadoon
War and Peace
Charles Evans
Cassius Chaerea
Known for
The Dark Mirror
The Furies
William Marshall
Glycon
Known for
Blacula
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Woody Strode
Gladiator
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Spartacus
Delmer Daves Director · Philip Dunne Screenplay Franz Waxman Composer
Worldwide gross $26M · Budget $2M · United States release June 16, 1954
Box office
Budget
$1,990,000
Worldwide gross
$26,000,000
Gross vs. budget
13.1×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 16, 1954
Theatrical
United States
June 18, 1954 · Theatrical · New York City
Austria
April 15, 1955 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 17, 1954 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 19, 1956 · Theatrical
Finland
June 25, 1955 · Theatrical
France
September 10, 1954 · Theatrical
Germany
November 4, 1954 · Theatrical
Italy
December 22, 1954 · Theatrical · Torino
December 24, 1954 · Theatrical · Milano
Portugal
December 30, 1954 · Theatrical
South Africa
June 3, 1955 · Theatrical · Johannesburg
June 8, 1955 · Theatrical · Durban
July 13, 1955 · Theatrical · Cape Town
Spain
December 6, 1954 · Theatrical · Barcelona
December 21, 1954 · Theatrical · Madrid
April 9, 1955 · Theatrical · Málaga
April 20, 1955 · Theatrical · Granada
Sweden
November 15, 1954 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 14, 1955 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 9, 1954 · Theatrical
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