Burton plays Gallio, the Roman put in charge of the execution of Christ, whose life is changed when he comes in contact with Christ's robe. The first movie ever filmed in Cinemascope.
Publisher:Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2008.
General Note: Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction (color); Best Costume Design (color)Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.English and French language tracks with English and Spanish subtitles.LSC 16.87For home use only.Bilingual packaging (English/French).Special features include: featurettes, making-of featurette, commentary, still galleries.Widescreen version.Based on the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas.Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.Disc label title.DVD.
Participant or Performer Note: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: G.
Classement de la Régie du cinéma du Québec: G.
Awards Note:
Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction (color); Best Costume Design (color)