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The Robe (Special Edition) (1953)
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| Starring: | Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson, Anthony Eustrel, Betta St. John, Christey Marlo, Dawn Addams, Dean Jagger, Ernest Thesiger, Francis Pierlot, George E. Stone, Jeff Morrow, John Doucette, Leon Askin, Mae Marsh, Richard Boone, Sam Gilman, Torin Thatcher |
| Director: | Henry Koster |
| Genre: | Drama, History, Historical Drama, Historical Epic, Epic Drama |
| Year: | 1953 |
| Studio: | 20th Century Fox |
| Length: | 133 minutes |
| Released: | March 17, 2009 |
| Rating: | NR |
| Format: | DVD |
| Misc: | Color, Widescreen, NTSC, Full Screen |
| Language: | English(Original Language), Spanish(Subtitled), French(Dubbed), English(Subtitled) |
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SYNOPSIS:The first movie ever filmed in CinemaScope, The Robe was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1953, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Richard Burton. Burton stars as Marcellus Gallio, the Roman centurion charged with overseeing the crucifixion of Christ. But when he wins Christ's robe in a gambling game at the foot of the cross, his life is forever changed.
Its inspired story set to a spectacular score, and featuring an all-star cast, including Victor Mature and Jean Simmons, The Robe remains one of the screen's greatest biblical epics.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Introduction by Martin Scorsese
- The Making of the Robe Featurette
- Commentary with Film Composer David Newman and Film Historians Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman
- Isolated Score: The Music of The Robe - Alfred Newman's Score
- The Cinemascope Story Featurette
- Still Galleries
- Interactive Pressbook
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There are 1 reviews for this movie |
  | Jeff | | An xlnt widescreen transfer of the first Cinemascope movie, vastly superior to the laserdisc, with much improved sound as well. It was Burton's first major starring role and he hams it up all over the place (my wife does a killer imitation of his agonized "Were you out there?") except in scenes with Jean Simmons, who'd bring anyone down to earth. A harbinger of her future, when a 50's and 60's epic wasn't worth seeing if she wasn't in it. By the mid-60's she'd starred with just about every major actor on the scene and died last week, 1/22/10. Always thought of her as the British Audrey Hepburn. Jay Robinson's Caligula out-hams Burton handily (no mean feat), but Victor Mature does a pretty good job, even with his shirt on. The commentary track focuses mostly on Alfred Newman and his score and only occasionally veers back to the movie itself. Not very informative in that way, they don't mention for example that Robinson watched the first telecast of his first movie from prison. But one of the most palatable of Hollywood's Biblical monsters despite evident discomfort with the wide screen (some of the mattes are awful), and worth a look. |
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