The Robe

Great movie and great condition dvd

This is the the other part of Demetrius's Story and goes with the second part "Demetrius and the Gladiators". Of course he is also played by the Oscar winning Victor Mature, so it is a good idea to get the other film as well. Richard Burton plays the Roman soldier, (the romantic lead), with Demetrius as his dedicated slave, courageous and morally strong, together with Jean Simmons as Burton's Roman counterpart. Burton and Simmons play their parts well, particularly the difficult anguished part by Burton. His character is thoroughly Roman and loyal, just as the part that Robert Taylor plays in another film "Quo Vadis"; - a hardened Roman officer who resists and indeed is revolted by Christianity which is seen as an irritatating and rebellious group. How he is won over, is what this film is about, just as it was in "Quo Vadis". This was the first time "Vista Vision" with a long screen was seen, so IT was an historically important, as well as as an enjoyable and interesting film to watch.

Excellent movie

Great film Brilliant cast

I don’t know just how many times I’ve watched this film. I first saw it as a teenager and I’m 80 years old now. A good story based around real events, and of course Richard Burton was a great actor.

An evergreen epic that gives a portrayal of very early Christianity in the Hollywood way. Enjoyable

Although I Am not religious in the orthodox sense, I caught a part of this film on tv and was very moved by the story so decided to buy it. The wonderful Richard Burton plays a Roman officer, Marcellus Gallio who is present at the crucifixion of Christ. Although he is a Roman officer, he doesn't take any joy or pride in watching the man Jesus suffering and dying. A group of Roman soldiers sit at Christ's feet playing a game of dice and use a red robe that Jesus had worn as a wager. The robe gets some of Christ's blood on it and at the end of the game, after Jesus has died, everyone leaves. Burton's character takes the Robe away from the soldiers out of sadness and disgust that they used it in this way and then the Robe has a profound affect on him, taking him into the realms of Christianity in it's underground and fledgling emergence. Thus begins his struggle between his love of Rome and the awakening of his own, inner spirituality.

I would recommend the book over the movie. The movie has not quiete been able to translate the message unlike the book. I highly recommend the book as it is very touchy and thought provoking. The characters of Marcelo, Demetrius, Peter, Diane etc are bigger than actors version in my opinion. Reading this book inspired me to read atleast 3 or 4 books by the author. Nevertheless, I watched the film with 5 and 6 year olds. They enjoyed it.

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bien

Dommage ce film est en anglais .....donc pas pu le regarder .......pour ceux qui parle pas ou comprenne l'anglais c'est la galère .....

Great addition to my classic movie collection. Great story with great actors.

Cela faisait longtemps que je n'avais pas revu ce film. Bien que parfois c'est un peu théâtral, je suppose que c'était à la mode dans les années 50, je trouve que les décors sont superbes et la trame devient de plus en plus prenante à mesure que le film avance. Pour moi, c'est un film que je regarderais durant la semaine sainte. Bref, un classique à voir.