The Robe (1953)

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The Robe
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Directed by	Henry Koster
Cast	Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson, Dawn Addams, Richard Boone, Nicolas Coster, Thomas Brown Henry, Dean Jagger, Betta St John, Frank De Kova, Jeff Morrow, Jay Novello, Torin Thatcher and Ernest Thesiger
Theatrical Release	November 30, 1952
DVD Release	October 16, 2001
Running Time	135 minutes
MPAA Rating	NR (Not Rated)
UPC Code	024543020820
Buy this item	$9.99 at Amazon.com As of Jul 17 1:43 EDT (details) 1 DVD, 20th Century Fox, Usually ships in 24 hours, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) Or 39 new from $6.71, 15 used from $7.14

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The Robe Film, Nowhere Near the Book

If you have read the book entitled "The Robe," you will be sorely disappointed in the movie. Lloyd Douglas, the author of the book, is perhaps one of the "greats" when it comes to writing religious historical fiction. The movie was nowhere near the book in terms of character development, plot, or climax. 90% of the movie was untrue to the book. I read another review which said that Mr. Douglas was so disappointed in the production of the film version that he refused to give Hollywood the rights to his next novel "The Big Fisherman." (It was turned into a film after his death.) He also promised to not write another book due to his diappointment of the film version of "The Robe." Now, thats, disappointment!

There really isn't enough character development in the film to keep you interested in the plot. You don't care about the people, and therefore don't care about what happens to them.

The one highlight in the film was the artistic interpretation of the very last scene. If the number 10 were an outstanding movie, this would get a rating of a -1. I'm not sure how it got so many nominations for the academy awards.
July 3, 2008

Classic film

DVD arrived earlier than expected and in good condition. This is one of the classics and I love it.

Thank you May 31, 2008

Classic

I had read the book years ago and wanted to see the movie. Richard Burton is outstanding. May 14, 2008

The Robe

An excellent moving picture. Is also historical, thought provoking, and biblical. One of my favorites. May 8, 2008

excellent story

Richard Burton and Jean Simmons. Wow, what a combination. This is a wonderful movie. I'm not that fond of the ending, but you can't except to know what Heaven holds for any of us. Enjoy. April 23, 2008

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