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The Robe
The first motion picture in CinemaScope--the modern miracle you see without glasses!
Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, and still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn what he can of the man he killed. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2008.
- Year: 1953
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, History
- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- Keyword: epic, palestine, roman empire, christianity, crucifixion, bible, ancient rome, slave auction, robe, slave, guilt, 1st century, caligula, christian film, preserved film
- Director: Henry Koster
- Cast: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Richard Boone, Leon Askin, Michael Rennie