• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1953-09-16
  • Runtime135 minutes
  • TaglineThe first motion picture in CinemaScope--the modern miracle you see without glasses!
  • Revenue36,000,000$
  • GenreDrama, History
  • Production
    Companies20th Century Fox
  • Budget4,350,000$

Movie Overview

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.

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Richard Burton

Jean Simmons

Victor Mature

Richard Boone

Leon Askin

Michael Rennie

Dean Jagger

Jay Robinson

Torin Thatcher

Betta St. John

Jeff Morrow

Ernest Thesiger

Dawn Addams