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Demetrius and the Gladiators is a american film of genre Drama directed by Delmer Daves released in USA on 16 june 1954 with Victor Mature
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 june 1954
Length 1h40
Directed by Delmer Daves
OriginUSA
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Sports films, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Children's films
Rating65%
Demetrius and the Gladiators is a fictional 1954 sword-and-sandal 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.
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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.Actors
Victor Mature
(Demetrius)
Susan Hayward
(Messalina)
William Horace Marshall
(Glycon)
Michael Rennie
(Peter)
Debra Paget
(Lucia)
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