Film · Drama, History
The Robe (1953)
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.
- Director
- Henry Koster
- Writers
- Lloyd C. Douglas, Gina Kaus, Albert Maltz
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- September 16, 1953
Cast
Richard BurtonMarcellus Gallio
Jean SimmonsDiana
Victor MatureDemetrius
Richard BoonePontius Pilate
Leon AskinAbidor
Michael RenniePeter
Dean JaggerJustus
Jay RobinsonCaligula
Torin ThatcherSen. Gallio
Betta St. JohnMiriam
Jeff MorrowPaulus
Ernest ThesigerEmperor Tiberius
Dawn AddamsJunia
Bess FlowersSpectator at Caligula's court (uncredited)- Pamela RobinsonLucia (uncredited)
Michael AnsaraJudas (uncredited)
Percy HeltonCaleb, the wine merchant (uncredited)- Nicolas KosterJonathan (uncredited)
Thomas Browne HenryMarius, the physician (uncredited)
Rosalind IvanJulia (uncredited)
