The robe movie 1953 restored on blu ray

National catholic register the robe is the story of the other roman soldier at the foot of the cross not longinus, but the one who wins a toss of dice and takes home the robe of christ. Many think of 1953s the robe as the firstever widescreen film. The movie opens with a slave auction in rome where marcellus played by richard burton angers caligula, the heir to emperor tiberius. Discussion in blu ray and uhd started by lromero96. A cooperative program between the writers guild and studios resulted in numerous blacklisted writers credits being restored. The early 1990s saw a number of brilliant movies released centered on native american history son of the morning star, dances with wolves, and this, black robe, released on the heels of dances with wolves and overshadowed by its splashier and more mainstream hollywood cousin. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the henry kosterdirected movie via subscription can be confusing. Sadly, the colors in many of the daylight scenes look weak and washed out. It was nominated for five academy awards in 1953, including best picture and best actor for richard burton.

Burton stars as marcellus gallio, the roman centurion charged with overseeing the crucifixion, but when he wins christs robe in a gambling game at the foot of the cross, his life is forever changed. A lavish production of the bestselling novel detailing the crucifixion of jesus christ and the ensuing rise of christianity throughout the roman empire from the viewpoint of a faithful centurion who questions his loyalties to the mad emperor caligula. The robe 1953 henry koster synopsis, characteristics. Within four months, the production of standard ratio features had come to an end. A cinematic masterpiece centering on one mans ultimate test of faith and overall quest for redemption, the robe. Mar 15, 2009 the robe restored for bluray whatever you think of the biblical blockbuster, the robe, thereas no question that its phenomenal popularity marked a turning point in movie history. First scope movie restored in hd, on tape, and to preservation negs by debra kaufman november 20, 2008 source. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All subsequent transmissions over the years since then have been of the cinemascope version. I think it is better then viewing in a movie house.

Except for three lippert shorts and a group of burlesque shorts presented in anaglyphic form in 195354, all of the 3d features, shorts, and cartoons exhibited in commercial theaters from 1952 through 1955 were projected using polarized light. Fox, however, has put together a stunning blu ray presentation, with a firstclass video transfer, robust audio, and a comprehensive set of extras that celebrate the robe without canonizing it. Bluray has brought out things in movies i have never noticed before, even in standard dvds. The restoration of the robe took three months to complete. Arriving now in a wonderfully and newly restored transfer, it was time to check out the robe on bluray. An excellent film where, the sets, acting, costumes and music are all in sync. The standard version, sometimes now shown on american movie classics, simply says twentieth centuryfox presents the robe. Im fairly sure the bluray used the same transfer as the dvd, so the. Overview the first movie ever filmed in cinemascope, the robe was nominated for five academy awards in 1953, including best picture and best actor for richard burton. The picture looks bright, sharp and clean, however, there are problems with the colors. International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions manufacturer warranty will not apply.

The robe is a biblical epic focusing on the roman tribune put in charge of carrying out the crucifixion of jesus. Now, thanks to a great deal of video restoration effort, the studio has succeeded. Need to watch the robe on your tv or mobile device at home. Thanks to ron epstein, parker clack, robert crawford and everyone at htf for all their hard work, and for providing the transcript for all to read. Burton stars as marcellus galilo, the roman centurion charged with overseeing the crucifixion. The war of the worlds 1953 possible bluray release. Working over the robe with the lowry system studio daily. The robe 2000 in this biblical epic, a drunk and disillusioned roman, marcellus gallio richard burton, wins jesus robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. The standard version, sometimes now shown on american movie classics, simply says twentieth centuryfox presents. Back then, filmmakers had much more fun with the wide. Burton stars as marcellus gallio, the roman centurian charged with overseeing the crucifixion. I recall an htf owner stating in a forum post a while back that he had taken a look at some restored elements for the 1953 version of the war of the worlds while on a visit to paramount studios in q4 of last year. Special edition is an historical picture, a pioneer of the very widescreen cinemascope process, and it gives the viewer many pretty things to look atall the more pretty to our modern eyes thanks to a massive restoration job bestowed upon the picture. As a 55 year old eastman color production, and the first to be released in foxs cinemascope format, the elements had to sit in foxs vaults waiting for technology to meet the needs of a major restoration project.

Until the recent dvd and bluray versions, the films coscreenwriter albert maltzs screen credit was omitted as a lingering effect of the infamous hollywood blacklist. Burton stars as marcellus galilo, the roman centurian charged with overseeing the crucifixion. Nominated for five academy awards including best picture, this inspiring story stars richard burton as marcellus gallio, a roman centurion whose life is forever changed when he wins christs robe in a gambling game at the foot of the cross. Chat transcript foxs schawn belston on the home theater forum. Depicting the adventures of a jewish prince charlton heston, it charts his rich life in judea, subsequent fall into slavery and rise as a champion charioteer in rome. Historically important as the first cinemascope feature film, 20th centuryfoxs the robe is fine dramatic entertainment in its own right. And watching on blu ray is like watching the movie for the first time. The first movie ever filmed in cinemascope, the robe was nominated for five academy awards in 1953, including best picture and best actor for richard burton.

The bluray versions picture quality of the robe is a great improvement over the dvd. And watching on bluray is like watching the movie for the first time. Home entertainment has announced that they will bring the 1953 film the robe to bluray on march 17th. But when he wins christs robe in a gambling game at the foot of the cross, his life is forever changed. The following is a complete transcript of the online chat with fox restorationist schawn belston on the new bluray release of the robe, held on monday, march 16th on the home theater forum. Belston, who says he is thrilled by the restoration, reports the robe will get a bluray release for easter 2009. The following is a complete transcript of the on line chat with fox restorationist schawn belston on the new blu ray release of the robe, held on monday, march 16th on the home theater forum. Rent the robe 1953 starring richard burton and jean simmons on dvd and bluray. Lowry digital delivered digital lto tape, multiple preservation negatives for different archives, and hd masters. The robe is a 1953 american biblical epic film that tells the story of a roman military tribune who commands the unit that is responsible for the crucifixion of jesus. Though in many respects its practically a remake of quo vadis, mgms big epic from just two years prior, it improves upon that film in most respects, and is a much better movie than its reputation would suggest. Special edition one of the greatest biblical epics filmed has arrived on bluray. Twentieth centuryfox, which previously treated it rather shabbily on dvd, tape and laser disc, is finally recognizing its significance with a bluray.

But in early films like the robe 1953, it looked and sounded very different. The first movie ever filmed in cinemascope, the robe was nominated for five academy awards in 1963, including best picture and best actor for richard burton. Special edition arrives on newly restored dvd and bluray disc bd march 17th from twentieth century fox home entertainment. Arriving now in a wonderfully and newly restored transfer, it was time to check out the robe on. Digitized from the wonderful bluray release of how to marry a millionaire 1953, filmed in march 1953 in the cinemascope process. The robe is not now, nor will it ever be, the disc that you reach for to show off the wonders of bluray, 1080p or 7.

Douglas, the film stars richard burton as the wastrelly roman tribune who is assigned by a weary pontius pilate richard boone, who spends the whole of his single scene washing his hands to supervise the. Blu ray has brought out things in movies i have never noticed before, even in standard dvds. Oct 23, 2015 digitized from the wonderful blu ray release of how to marry a millionaire 1953, filmed in march 1953 in the cinemascope process. Robeas muchballyhooed debut as the first scope release in the fall of 1953, the movie was challenging. Overview the first movie ever filmed in cinemascope, the robe was nominated for. Download full movie robe, the free download the best films. Apr 02, 2009 hot on the heels of the phenomenal success of quo vadis, the robe was another epic that took not only the biblical theme to heart, but also tried to exceed the prior movies lavish production design.

Ok, my 60 hdtv cant compare in size, but the overall experiance is better both in picture and sound quality. Once the disc is inserted into the player, the static menu. If youre a fan of the film, this special edition is a slamdunk. Though this is cinerama, released 12 months before, actually launched the widescreen revolution of the 1950s, it was the technically watereddown cinemascope that made widescreen commercially viable. Once the disc is inserted into the player, the static menu immediately pops up. The robe dvd was the first movie ever filmed in cinemascope. All this makes it easy to forget that the robe also happens to be a very good movie. Between february 24 and june 24, it was nearly an even split. In the night scenes, there is an abundance of orange in the skin tones, as well and. Special edition nominated for five academy awards including best picture, this inspiring story stars richard burton as marcellus gallio, a roman centurion whose life is forever changed when he wins christs robe in a gambling game at the foot of the cross. Hot on the heels of the phenomenal success of quo vadis, the robe was another epic that took not only the biblical theme to heart, but also tried to exceed the prior movies lavish production design. The robe 1953 r1 dvd cover ready to download and print. Later monster movie actor jeff morrow has a fat role as a thuggish tribune. Like other early cinemascope films, the robe was shot with henri chretiens original hypergonar anamorphic lenses.

The widescreen version carries the credit twentieth centuryfox presents a cinemascope production before the title actually appears onscreen. A cooperative program between the writers guild and studios resulted in numerous blacklisted writers credits being restored to the films they wrote. Criterion upgraded the seventh seal to bluray in 2009, with and a newly restored hd transfer, an optional englishdubbed soundtrack and a very informative commentary track by bergman expert peter cowie. The film was released by 20th century fox and was the first film released in the widescreen process cinemascope. The same distorting effect that stretched the 35mm image into a. Chat transcript foxs schawn belston on the home theater.

The robe is not now, nor will it ever be, the disc that you reach for to show off the wonders of blu ray, 1080p or 7. Rent the robe 1953 starring richard burton and jean simmons on dvd and blu ray. The blu ray versions picture quality of the robe is a great improvement over the dvd. The robe bluray richard burton jean simmons dvdbeaver. One of the most important bluray releases of the year is this impeccable restoration of william wylers 1959 roman epic. The robe bluray disc, 2009 additional movies ship free. New movie the silence looks to owe a debt to this earlier exploration of a similar topic.

A heavy biblical dirge, bulging with blandfilmitis bigbudgetitis, the robe was the first film in cinemascope, hollywoods answer to the threat of tv. When the robe was given its uk television network premiere on good friday, march 28, 1975, the version used was the nonanamorphic standard screen version. The robe dvd bluray discussion in bluray and uhd started by ronald epstein, dec 22, 2008. In the roman province of judea during the 1st century, roman tribune marcellus gallio is ordered to crucify jesus of nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards. Video codec is 1080pavc mpeg4 and default audio is dtshd master audio 2. The robe bluray disc, 2009, checkpoint sensormatic fox. The robe is not an auteurist experience watching, you could get the sense of a movie made by an entire industry city, not a passionate team of artisans, and cinemascope has a lot to do with it the demands of the anamorphic process all but elided the possibility of closeups. Originally released in 1953, this crisp and vibrant film was one of the first to be filmed in beautiful, expansive cinemascope.