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The Robe (1953)

Unrated

Overview

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.

Principal Cast

Richard Burton
as Marcellus Gallio
Jean Simmons
as Diana
Victor Mature
as Demetrius
Richard Boone
as Pontius Pilate
Leon Askin
as Abidor
Michael Rennie
as Peter
Dean Jagger
as Justus
Jay Robinson
as Caligula
Torin Thatcher
as Sen. Gallio
Betta St. John
as Miriam
Jeff Morrow
as Paulus
Ernest Thesiger
as Emperor Tiberius
Dawn Addams
as Junia
Bess Flowers
as Spectator at Caligulas court (uncredited)
Pamela Robinson
as Lucia (uncredited)
Michael Ansara
as Judas (uncredited)
Percy Helton
as Caleb, the wine merchant (uncredited)
Nicolas Koster
as Jonathan (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
as Marius, the physician (uncredited)
Rosalind Ivan
as Julia (uncredited)
George E. Stone
as Gracchus (uncredited)
Jay Novello
as Tiro (uncredited)
Hayden Rorke
as Bidder at slave auction (uncredited)
David Leonard
as Marcipor (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Roman Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Shearer
as David (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as Jerusalem Woman Aiding Demetrius (uncredited)