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The Robe

Cast

Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Jay Robinson View All

Crew

Henry Koster (Director), Albert Maltz (Screenplay), Philip Dunne (Screenplay) View All

Release: Sep. 16th, 1953

Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes

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.

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