The robe douglas6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() After crucifying Jesus, Marcellus wins Jesus’s robe in a game of dice, but his slave, Demetrius, runs off with it. But before he leaves, Pilate gives him the order to carry out three routine crucifixions. At the beginning of the story, he is transferred to an undesirable military post in Jerusalem, where he stays for only a week before being summoned to Capri. The film is about a (fictional) Roman tribune named Marcellus, who lived during the time of Christ. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but its real claim to fame is that it was the first film to be shot in widescreen (using CinemaScope technology). This past weekend, my husband and I watched a 1953 film called The Robe, directed by Henry Koster and starring Richard Burton, based on the novel by Lloyd C. ![]()
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