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Film: The Robe
What happened to the Roman soldier who won Christ's robe at the Crucifixion?

That is the origin of the plot of the 1942 book by Lloyd C. Douglas and the 1953 movie it is based on that starred Richard Burton, Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie, and Jay Robinson. Our Villain Protagonist Marcellus Gallio (Burton) is the soldier who crucified Jesus and won The Robe.

Marcellus is driven mad from the touch of the robe of Christ, which is then taken away from him by his servant Demetrius (Mature) who has converted to Christianity. Marcellus soon embarks on a quest to recover The Robe and destroy it, believing this will restore his sanity.

The movie has the following tropes:

Julius CaesarSword And SandalSpartacus
Ben HurAncient RomeDemetrius and the Gladiators
Ben HurHistorical FictionQuo Vadis
Project MoonbaseFilms of the 1950sRobot Monster
The Right StuffEpic MovieSaving Private Ryan

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