This is the most venerated of several film adaptations of the Shakespeare play, earning Marlon Brando a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his furrowed-brow portrayal of Marc Antony and winning the Academy Award for Best Set Decoration. One magnificent scene after another, under the anamorphic technique, unveils the splendor that was Rome and the turbulence that was Jerusalem at the time of Christ on Calvary.” The Robe was the top-grossing film of 1953. Variety offered effusive praise: “It is a ‘big’ picture in every sense of the word. In a dice game, he wins the robe worn by Jesus but suddenly becomes overwhelmed with guilt about his role in the crucifixion. Richard Burton stars as Marcellus Gallio, a Roman soldier in the province of Judea who oversees the crucifixion of Christ. The Robe (1953) Marcellus Gallio is a Roman solider. A Roman commander operating under the authority of the corrupt Emperor Nero falls in love with a Christian slave girl, and his infatuation with her leads to his religious conversion. The title means “Where are you going?” in Latin, and the story revolves around emergent tensions between decadent Romans and persecuted Christians. Two future Hollywood female superstars, Liz Taylor and Sophia Loren, appear as uncredited extras.

This is the first of the big-budget/large-scale recreations of the Roman Empire that would dominate Hollywood in the 1950s and early 1960s-to give you a sense of what a massive production this was, over 30,000 extras appeared in the crowd scenes. Best Movies about Rome Quo Vadis (1951) The past becomes a cinematic reality in this massive budget Hollywood historical drama. The “Swords and Sandals” genre has led to some of the most expensive and most successful films in cinematic history. Of all the epic tales told in Hollywood, historical dramas about the Roman Empire and ancient Rome are some of the most beloved.

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