The Robe (DVD)

Lavish religious drama set during the Crucifixion of Jesus and the birth of Christianity in the Roman Empire, based on Lloyd C. Douglas' 1942 bestseller, stars Richard Burton as Marcellus Gallio. Roman military tribune Gallio, who comes into possession of the robe Jesus wore during his final days, has his loyalty to the mad emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson) tested when his lover (Jean Simmons) joins the new faith. Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Dean Jagger, Richard Boone co-star. 135 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English. Region Free

Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson, Ernest Thesiger, Alex Pope, Anne Bancroft, Bella St. John, Ben A. Astar, Cameron Mitchell, Dan Ferniel, Ernst Thesiger, Frank Pulaski, Helen Beverly, Nicholas Koster, Dean Jagger, Torin Thatcher, Richard Boone, Betta St. John, Jeff Morrow, Dawn Addams, Leon Askin, David Leonard, Michael Ansara, Francis Pierlot, Thomas Browne Henry, Anthony Eustrel, Jay Novello, Harry Shearer, Emmett Lynn, Sally Corner, Rosalind Ivan, Peter Reynolds, Virginia Lee, Leo Curley, Jean Corbett, Gloria Saunders, Percy Helton, Roy Gordon, Van Des Autels, George E. Stone, Ben Astar, Marc Snow, Noreen Corcoran, Kit Carson, Gene Wesson, George Keymas, Otto Waldis, Michael Granger, Jan Arvan, Alfred Linder, Richard Kean, Norbert Schiller, Frank de Kova, Sam Gilman, Ford Rainey, John Doucette, Murray Steckler, George Robotham, Ed Mundy, Anthony Jochim, Fred Cavens, Albert Cavens, Hayden Rorke, George Melford, Eleanor Moore, Mae Marsh

Director: Frank Ross