Film1953135 min

The Robe

Name: The Robe
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1953
Duration: 135 min
Cast: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Richard Boone, Leon Askin

Taste attributes: dramahistoryromancehistoricalslowwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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Boxlist takeA moving, slow-burning historical drama: grounded and heavy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.8 /10

TMDB · 159 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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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