The Film
Despite its impressive run in publication, The Robe is more familiar today as a 1953 Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman tribune named Marcellus Gallio (Richard Burton) who commands the unit that crucifies Jesus Christ. There was a sequel known as Demetrius and the Gladiators starring Victor Mature as the title character who fights in the Roman arena.
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