The Robe (1953)
Directed by Henry
Koster this film based on the novel of the same name stars Richard
Burton, Jean Simmons and Victor Mature. In 32 AD the son of a Roman
senator is sent to Judaea and he oversees the crucifixion of Jesus.
Much like Ben Hur the
plot of this film takes place against a back drop of Biblical events
rather than being an actual Biblical story itself. The plot of the
film is a fairly average tale of early Christians and does not really
have anything special to say about religion or the protagonists
conversion. This was the first film released in CinemaScope, it makes
good use of deep focus as well as clever staging with some nice sets
and while lacks the action sequences of Ben Hur (1959) it is still a
pretty decent spectacle.
4/5
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