The Robe

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Michael V The first motion picture in CinemaScope--the modern miracle you see without glasses! The Robe is a 1953 American fictional Biblical epic film ✝️ Not bad, but not my favourite either 😐 Meh, it passed the time. Just. 😐 👍🏼👎🏼 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. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Stevie D A good story, good acting, loved it as a kid and continues to be an Easter favourite. An entertaining film snd will worth a watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/29/24 Full Review Jeff S This movie helps illustrate how Jesus Christ established a global kingdom not on military superiority but on love, sacrifice, mercy, forgiveness, Grace... but most of all on love. Christ's divine reach is demonstrated expertly in the final scene by Richard Burton, who is stellar throughout the film. "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do." - Luke 23:34 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review Isabel P I love this movie and the memories it brings with it ! A classic my family would watch during Easter! True old school Cinema that looks like and sounds spiritually inspired! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review A Z I like The Robe. From the start, where the crucifixion of Christ is an event only witnessed to the extent that the characters are present for it and not center of focus. To the ending, in which, unlike Quo Vadis and other films, the Christians do not battle their way out to victory but end up, more realistically and truer to history, being executed. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/10/25 Full Review Robert S This film made a huge impact on me when I first saw it as a boy around 1960. It instilled in me an admiration for those who have the courage of their convictions, even to the death. It also sparked a lifelong interest in the history of the Roman Empire (which I have pursued academically). The common thread I find in many of the negative reviews is an anti-faith bias. I understand this; no human being is completely unprejudiced. I admit my personal faith inclines me to esteem that aspect of the film, yet when I first watched this as a preteen, I was hardly a religious fanatic. I probably should also admit that I developed a pretty intense crush on Jean Simmons... which may have also played a role in my fascination with the 1960 production of Spartacus. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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