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Inheriting The Robe's CinemaScope production values, Demetrius and the Gladiators has everything you'd want in a Biblical epic, riding the wave that would crest two years later with Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments. It's campy, of course--Robinson is outrageously over-the-top; Mature is too contemporary (preceding the absurdity of Richard Gere's King David by 30 years); and Hayward seems closer to Rodeo Drive than ancient Rome. Still, there are abundant pleasures here, from the lavish arena battles (a bit cheesy, but still impressive) to a straightforward morality tale that doesn't compromise its themes of religious loyalty. You don't watch movies like this for historical accuracy, but for the combination of thrills, passion, and glory that were Hollywood trademarks of 1950s epics, long before the more secular ambition of Gladiator. --Jeff Shannon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Delmer Daves |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 18 June, 1954 |
| MANUFACTURER: | 20th Century Fox |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | B&W, Children, Color, Crisis of Faith, Drama, Earnest, English, Epic, Family, Feature, Feature Film Action Adventure, Feature Film-action/Adventure, Lavish, Movie, Passionate, Questionable for Children, Religious Epic, Stirring, Sweeping, Sword-and-Sandal |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | 201177 |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 024543011774 |
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Customer Reviews of Demetrius and the Gladiators
One of the Best Bibically-Based Films This is one of the very best Bibically-based films ever, and it was also on of the best of the early "sequels." Taking up the story precisely where The Robe left off, it is an even more exciting tale of the Greek slave, Demetrius, and his quest to protect the robe Jesus wore at His crucifixion. A must for the Easter season, or for any time one needs reaffirmation of faith.
A film that surmounted the acidic test of time!
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>Demetrius and the gladiators is 'possibly one of the finest and exciting about the biblical epic. The movie in question depicts the last days of Caligula around the untiring search of the Holy cloak; the capture of Demetrius and his forced incursion into the gladiator' s epic, his sudden loss of faith when he fervently is seduced by Mesalina and finally the death and rise of Claudius.
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>There are brilliant and realistic sequences of brave fights on the Imperial sand but the film abruptly ends; and one leaves the hall firmly believing if it was question related with the budget.
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>Fortunately the precious Susan Hayward gives a tour de force acting who makes us to forget on one hand the awful performance of Caligula (absolutely flat and pasteboard) the straight stone faced of Victor Mature whose inexpressiveness was pitifully its main enemy to achieve a major status in Hollywood.
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>But there are justified moments of emotion all the way through, for kids and adults.
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An exciting epic sequel, fashioned according to the manner of Hollywood in the '50s
Demetrius and the Gladiators is a very good movie, in the classic sense of that term.
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>Many people of his time adored Victor Mature, while critics sometimes claimed he was melodramatic, but Mature was impressively right for the majority of films in which he was cast. The studio system was smart that way.
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>In this case, Mature brings the drama to life almost single-handedly, and certainly carries off this cast-of-thousands sequel to THE ROBE beautifully. Mature was well suited to the 50s sword-and-sandal trend, and I'd say this film, along with DeMille's equally good SAMSON AND DELILAH, are among his best performances of the period.
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>This film is a respectable and interesting sequel to THE ROBE, and unequivocally worth seeing. What's more, I can't agree that Jay Robinson is "over the top" -- he's just as fascinating a villain as he was in THE ROBE, and we're lucky to have more of him in the role in this movie. Considering that Robinson became, by all accounts, mentally obsessed with his character of the Roman emperor in these two films for the rest of his life, I'd say this movie is even more fascinating in that regard. Robinson is one of those actors who proves the old saying that it only takes one stand-out performance to secure an actor's place in history forever. Robinson's performance is easily the best Roman emperor ever committed to celluloid up until now, I CLAUDIUS notwithstanding.
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>In short, don't sell this movie short, or you'll be the worse for it. The movie's tone is certainly different from THE ROBE, but it is a genuinely satisfying Hollywood entertainment of a fairly high order. The budget is generous, the cast is excellent, and the movie looks very good in all the most important aspects as a result. Feel free to bring popcorn, and I'd recommend a Kleenex as well.