The Robe
“The first motion picture in CinemaScope--the modern miracle you see without glasses!”
1953 · 2 h 15 min
Henry KosterCast
Richard Burton 
Jean Simmons 
Victor Mature 
Michael Rennie 
Jay Robinson 
Dean Jagger
Credits
Written by: 
Philip Dunne
Plot
A Roman tribune wins Jesus's robe after the crucifixion and is changed by it.
Sinekatalog’s take
Henry Koster's biblical epic was the first CinemaScope film, grand and reverent, with Richard Burton.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (13,107 votes)
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