A stunning visual spectacle that should be remembered only for being the first CinemaScope movie ever released, since the direction is clunky, the plot overlong and terribly contrived (the character's conversion is never convincing) and the dialogue so full of highs and lows.
This review of The Robe (1953) was written by Renaldo C on 21 Dec 2016.
The Robe has generally received positive reviews.
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