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Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, this inspiring story stars Richard Burton as Marcellus Gallio, a Roman centurion whose life is forever changed when he wins Christ's robe in a gambling game at the foot of the cross.
"...the first released film in CinemaScope and the one to bring Richard Burton his first lead Oscar nomination." Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.com
"One magnificent scene after another!" Variety
Editor's Note
One of the best Biblical epics of all time, based on a best-selling novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. It tells the story of a Roman, played by Burton, who was in charge of the Crucifixion of Christ and who later is converted to Christianity. The first movie to be filmed in CinemaScope. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Richard Burton. Academy Awards: Best (Color) Costume Design, Best (Color) Art Direction-Set Decoration.
Plot Summary
Fictional story of a Roman senator whose life is changed when he comes into contact with the robe that Christ wore when he was crucified.
| Features | Audio Commentary With Film Composer David Newman, & Film Historians Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo, & Nick Redman | | Audio Interview With Screenwriter Philip Dunne (1969) | | Audio: English DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 4.0 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Portuguese Dolby Digital Mono | | BonusView Picture In Picture | | Dubbed: French, Portuguese | | Featurettes: The Making Of The Robe, The CinemaScope Story, From Scripture To Script - The Bible & Hollywood, & Fox Movietone News | | Fox Grandeur Version Feature | | Interactive Menus | | Interactive Pressbook | | Introduction By Martin Scorsese | | Isolated Score: The Music Of The Robe | | Photo Galleries | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Korean, Cantonese, Thai | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Robe - Blu-Ray DVD Review By: Josh Lasser - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 3/24/2009 9:36 AM | | One in an incredibly long line of Hollywood movies that deal with biblical times, the films stars Richard Burton as Marcellus Gallio, a Roman centurion and son of an important senator and Jean Simmons as Gallio's love interest, Diana. Gallio makes the foolish mistake of upsetting Caligula (Jay Robinson) and is banished to Palestine. Among other duties, Gallio finds himself on the squad sent to crucify Jesus. As the soldiers wait for Jesus to perish, Gallio wins Jesus' robe in a game of chance, and, after wearing it, is driven mad....read the full review |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 3/17/2009 |
| Running Time: 135 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1953 | | Catalog ID: 2257008 | | UPC: 00024543570080 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1954) |  | Charles Le Maire, Emile Santiago, Winner, Best Costume Design, Color | | | Frank Ross, Nominee, Best Picture | | | Leon Shamroy, Nominee, Best Cinematography, Color | | Lyle R. Wheeler, et. al., Winner, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color | | | Richard Burton, Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
Golden Globe (1954) | | The Robe, Winner, Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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| | Professional Reviews | Apollo Movie Guide 8 of 10
Henry Koster's The Robe, released in 1953 is an interesting film that offers comment on America's socio-political climate a half-century after its release...Among the interesting qualities The Robe has to offer, its sense of social transcendence ranks among the worthiest, alongside the film's demystification of religion, and decentralization of its protagonists...By demystification, I mean to highlight the film's understated quality when dealing with the crucifixion of Christ, and all Christian matters leading up to that moment...The Robe decentralizes its protagonists by avoiding manipulative shot choice and composition; the star isn't the centrepiece of each frame. Here, we see Marcellus, played by the top-billed star, Richard Burton, situated in a negligible position amongst a pack of disciples -- mixed in, with no special treatment for being the standout celebrity...The Robe is an infectious tale that follows the lives of Marcellus, Demetrius, Diana, Caligula, and surrounding Romans and Jews as they come to terms with what it means to live a spiritually bankrupt life, based on the tenets that power and respect are gained through force, oppression, and mercilessness -- and the weight such practices bear on the souls involved...The film falters when it hits its dramatic points, which aren't set up effectively. The stakes of many scenes need to be raised in an effort to heighten the level of intrigue, wonder, suspense... and ultimately, entertainment value. Heightening this weakness is the uneven reality of the set designs (many are great achievements, while others stand out as inferior), and characters that are not fully explored...Still, The Robe is an important piece of American cinema in deconstructing the religious influence that developed the cultural make-up of 1950s American society, by illustrating the arbitrariness of Christianity's social reign. - Jon Lap
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