The Robe DVD

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The robe the robe is fine dramatic entertainment in its own right. Based on the best-selling novel by Lloyd c. Douglas, the film stars Richard Burton as the wastrelly Roman tribune who is assigned by a weary pontius pilate (richard boone, who spends the whole of his single scene washing his hands) to supervise the crucifixion of christ. After the seven last words, the jaded burton wins christ's robe in a dice game. Gradually, the mystical influence of the holy garment transforms burton from a roistering cynic into a true believer--at the cost of his own life, which he willingly gives up in the service of his lord. Also starring in the robe are Jean Simmons as burton's pious childhood sweetheart, Victor Mature as his christian-convert slave demetrius (an excellent performance--in fact, mature is more believable than burton!), Michael Rennie as the disciple peter, and jay robinson as the raving emperor caligula. Mature, rennie and robinson would appear in the 1954 sequel to the robe, the hurriedly assembled dem