Demetrius and the Gladiators
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| Directed by | Delmer Daves |
| Produced by | Frank Ross |
| Written by |
Philip Dunne Lloyd C. Douglas |
| Starring |
Victor Mature Susan Hayward Michael Rennie William Marshall Debra Paget Anne Bancroft Jay Robinson Ernest Borgnine Barry Jones Richard Egan |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Edited by | Robert Fritch Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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101 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.99 million |
| Box office | $26,000,000 |
Demetrius and the Gladiators is a fictional 1954 Biblical drama film and a sequel to The Robe. The picture was made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Frank Ross. The screenplay was written by Philip Dunne based on characters created by Lloyd C. Douglas in The Robe.
The movie presents Victor Mature as Demetrius, a Christian slave made to fight in the Roman arena as a gladiator, and Susan Hayward as Messalina, a reprobate woman. The cast also features Ernest Borgnine, William Marshall, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson as the depraved emperor Caligula, Debra Paget, Anne Bancroft in one of her earlier roles and Julie Newmar as a briefly seen dancing entertainer. The film is in Technicolor and CinemaScope.
The film begins with a clip from the previous film, showing its central characters Marcellus and Diana going to be martyred for their Christian beliefs on the order of Emperor Caligula. Before being executed, Diana hands the robe to Marcellus' servant Marcipor (David Leonard), telling him that it is "for the Big Fisherman," meaning Peter, who was a fisherman before being called as an apostle.
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