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* NotNowKiddo: While Justus is introducing Peter, he [[InnocentlyInsensitive starts to tell the villagers about how Peter remained loyal to Jesus]]. Peter attempts to protest, but Justus says he'll let him speak in a minute.
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* CursedItem: Marcellus wins the titular robe by casting lots with the rest of the guards; when he tries to wear it as protection against the storm at Calvary, it causes him great pains, and starts him on his road to conversion.
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** Tiberius didn't die until AD 37, four years after the traditionally reckoned year of Jesus' death.
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* HappinessInSlavery: When introducing Demetrius to the Gallio household, Gallio's slave Marcipor says "To be a slave in this household is an honor." Demetrius is doubtful of this.
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* HappinessInSlavery: When introducing Demetrius to the Gallio household, Gallio's slave Marcipor says "To be a slave in this household is an honor." Demetrius is doubtful of this.this, responding, "To be a slave anywhere is to be a dog."
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* CompositeCharacter: A case where the movie is more historically accurate. Marcellus offends a fictitious "Prince Gaius" who arranged his re-assignment to Judea. This character was combined with Caligula in the film whose real name ''was'' Gaius.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Tiberius's grandnephew and successor Gaius Caesar Germanicus is only referred to as "Caligula"(Little Boots) his more famous nickname
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Paulinus is hardly pleasant, but he's not wrong in pointing out that Marcellus owes his rank to nepotism over any military skill.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Paulinus KilledMidSentence: Justus is hardly pleasant, but he's not wrong shot by a Roman archer while in pointing out that Marcellus owes his rank to nepotism over any military skill. the middle of introducing Peter.
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* WhamLine: "My name is Judas", punctuated by DramaticThunder.
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* TheHeroDies: At the end Marcellus and Diana are led away to their execution. The sequel confirms that it was carried out.
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* TheHeroDies: At the end Marcellus and Diana are led away to their execution. The sequel confirms that it was carried out.
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* BittersweetEnding: The film ends with Marcellus and Diana being led to their execution but the final shot shows that they have made peace with the fact and are content to meet their fate together united in their newfound faith.
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Notable as the first movie released in [=CinemaScope=], which ushered in Hollywood's {{widescreen|shot}} era. Music/AlfredNewman composed the music score. Followed a year later by a sequel, ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', in which both Mature and Robinson reprised their roles.
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Notable as the first movie released in [=CinemaScope=], which ushered in Hollywood's {{widescreen|shot}} era. Music/AlfredNewman composed the music score. Nominated for five UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, winning for art direction and costume design. Followed a year later by a sequel, ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', in which both Mature and Robinson reprised their roles.
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That is the origin of the plot of the 1942 novel ''The Robe'' by Lloyd C. Douglas, and its 1953 film adaptation directed by Henry Koster and starring Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/VictorMature, Creator/JeanSimmons, Michael Rennie, and Jay Robinson.
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That is the origin of the plot of the 1942 novel ''The Robe'' by Lloyd C. Douglas, and its 1953 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation adaptation]] directed by Henry Koster and starring Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/VictorMature, Creator/JeanSimmons, Michael Rennie, and Jay Robinson.
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Notable as the first movie released in [=CinemaScope=], which ushered in Hollywood's {{widescreen|shot}} era. Music/AlfredNewman composed the music score. Followed a year later by a sequel, ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'', in which both Mature and Robinson reprised their roles.
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That is the origin of the plot of the 1942 book novel ''The Robe'' by Lloyd C. Douglas Douglas, and the its 1953 movie based on it that starred film adaptation directed by Henry Koster and starring Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/VictorMature, Creator/JeanSimmons, Michael Rennie, and Jay Robinson. It was directed by Henry Koster. Music/AlfredNewman composed the music.
Robinson.
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** Tiberius' wife Julia had died in exile over fifteen years earlier.
* DeadpanSnarker: Tiberius.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Marcellus may have carried out the Crucifixion, but even he draws the line at joking about it.
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* HappinessInSlavery: When introducing Demetrius to the Gallio household, Gallio's slave Marcipor says "To be a slave in this household is an honor."
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* IHaveNoSon: Marcellus's father Gallio is definitely not on board the Jesus train. "You've chosen to make yourself an enemy of Rome. From this night on, I have no son."
* KangarooCourt: Marcellus's treason trial as conducted by a smirking, slouching Caligula is not exactly a model of jurisprudence.
* KangarooCourt: Marcellus's treason trial as conducted by a smirking, slouching Caligula is not exactly a model of jurisprudence.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Tiberius is portrayed as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure with a wry sense of humor, in real life he was a fairly gloomy man who abandoned the government of the Empire to indulge himself at Capri.
* IHaveNoSon: Marcellus's father Gallio is definitely not on board the Jesus train. "You've chosen to make yourself an enemy of Rome. From this night on, I have no son."
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* KangarooCourt: Marcellus's treason trial as conducted by a smirking, slouching Caligula is not exactly a model of jurisprudence. Only a handful of people even call for Marcellus' death, and Caligula promptly abandons any pretense of fairness and orders him put to death.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Paulinus is hardly pleasant, but he's not wrong in pointing out that Marcellus owes his rank to nepotism over any military skill.
* IHaveNoSon: Marcellus's father Gallio is definitely not on board the Jesus train. "You've chosen to make yourself an enemy of Rome. From this night on, I have no son.
* KangarooCourt: Marcellus's treason trial as conducted by a smirking, slouching Caligula is not exactly a model of jurisprudence. Only a handful of people even call for Marcellus' death, and Caligula promptly abandons any pretense of fairness and orders him put to death.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Paulinus is hardly pleasant, but he's not wrong in pointing out that Marcellus owes his rank to nepotism over any military skill.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Judas is left broken by his betrayal of Jesus and is last seen headed [[DrivenToSuicide toward a tree...]]
--> '''Demetrius''': Why?
-->'''Judas''': Because men are weak. Because they are cursed with envy and cowardice. Becauce they can dream of truth...but they cannot live with it. And so they doubt the fools! Why must men betray themselves with doubts?
--> '''Demetrius''': Why?
-->'''Judas''': Because men are weak. Because they are cursed with envy and cowardice. Becauce they can dream of truth...but they cannot live with it. And so they doubt the fools! Why must men betray themselves with doubts?
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** Subverted in that it is later revealed that his intention was to buy them [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas as companions for his elderly mother]].
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* HeroicBSOD: Being witness to Jesus' crucifixion has caused Marcellus to come down with an epic case of constant nightmares and insanity. (Marcellus, for his part, blames the titular Robe for his madness.)
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* TheQueensLatin: Most notably on display by Caligula, whose actor was American, but played the role sounding like [[Series/RedDwarf Arnold Rimmer]].
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* TheQueensLatin: Not always followed; many characters are played by Americans and sound American. Richard Burton, who was Welsh, sounds quite English. Most notably on display by Caligula, whose actor was American, but played the role sounding like [[Series/RedDwarf Arnold Rimmer]].
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** The Romans certainly weren't arresting Christians during the reign of Caligula. There's no indication that the Romans even noticed the new cult until the time of Nero a good quarter-century later.
** Caligula uses the RoyalWe, is called emperor, etc. In actuality the Romans still paid lip service to the idea of a republic and the "emperor" would have been called ''princeps'', which translates out to "[[JustTheFirstCitizen first citizen]]".
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** The Romans certainly weren't arresting Christians during the reign of Caligula. There's no indication that the Romans even noticed the new cult until the expulsions of Claudius, but more securely the time of Nero a good quarter-century later.
** Caligula uses the RoyalWe, is called emperor, etc. In actuality the Romans still paid lip service to the idea of a republic and the "emperor" would have been called ''princeps'', which translates out to "[[JustTheFirstCitizen firstcitizen]]".citizen]]"; that said, the title ''imperator'' (the root word for TheEmperor) would have been used as a marker of martial prowess.
** Caligula uses the RoyalWe, is called emperor, etc. In actuality the Romans still paid lip service to the idea of a republic and the "emperor" would have been called ''princeps'', which translates out to "[[JustTheFirstCitizen first
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That is the origin of the plot of the 1942 book by Lloyd C. Douglas and the 1953 movie based on it that starred Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/VictorMature, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie, and Jay Robinson. It was directed by Henry Koster. Music/AlfredNewman composed the music.
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That is the origin of the plot of the 1942 book by Lloyd C. Douglas and the 1953 movie based on it that starred Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/VictorMature, Jean Simmons, Creator/JeanSimmons, Michael Rennie, and Jay Robinson. It was directed by Henry Koster. Music/AlfredNewman composed the music.
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As the other wiki says, Tribune was also a grade in the Roman army (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_tribune)
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** For starters, Marcellus is a "tribune", which the movie seems to think is some mid-level military officer rank like major or colonel. In real life, "tribune" was a civilian elected political office, and a pretty high-ranking one, with the ability to veto the Senate's legislation.
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* AudibleSharpness: When Marcellus and a centurion are yanking out their gladii before having a duel.
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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Naturally, when Marcellus flings away his gladius rather than kill the centurion, it sticks in a tree.
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* KangarooCourt: Marcellus's treason trial as conducted by a smirking, slouching Caligula is not exactly a model of jurisprudence.
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That is the origin of the plot of the 1942 book by Lloyd C. Douglas and the 1953 movie based on it that starred Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/VictorMature, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie, and Jay Robinson. It was directed by Henry Koster. Creator/AlfredNewman Music/AlfredNewman composed the music.
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That is the origin of the plot of the 1942 book by Lloyd C. Douglas and the 1953 movie based on it that starred Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/VictorMature, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie, and Jay Robinson. It was directed by Henry Koster.
Koster. Creator/AlfredNewman composed the music.
