Demetrius and the Gladiators
"It begins where "The Robe" left off!"
AdventureHistoryDrama
The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius seeks to prevent this, and catches the eye of Messalina, wife to Caligula's uncle Claudius. Messalina tempts Demetrius, he winds up fighting in the arena, and wavers in his faith.
🎬 DirectorDelmer Daves
📅 Release1954-06-16
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 Studio20th Century Fox
🗳 Votes84
🔥 Popularity1
💰 Budget$1,990,000
💵 Revenue$26,000,000
🎭 Cast
Victor Mature
Demetrius
Susan Hayward
Messalina
Michael Rennie
Peter
Debra Paget
Lucia
Anne Bancroft
Paula
Jay Robinson
Caligula
Ernest Borgnine
Strabo
Richard Egan
Dardenius
Barry Jones
Claudius
Charles Evans
Cassius Chaerea
William Marshall
Glycon
Woody Strode
Gladiator
John Cliff
Varus
Everett Glass
Kaeso
Jeff York
Albus
🎥 Crew
CharactersLloyd C. Douglas
Director of PhotographyMilton Krasner
DirectorDelmer Daves
ScreenplayPhilip Dunne
ProducerFrank Ross
Original Music ComposerFranz Waxman
EditorRobert Fritch
EditorDorothy Spencer
Set DecorationWalter M. Scott
Set DecorationPaul S. Fox
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
ancient romesequelcatholichistorical drama1st centurycaligula
💬 Reviews
This was a solid and very satisfying sequel to 'The Robe' for me. I have both a soft spot for swords-and-sandals epics of days gone by, and a preferential fondness for films from cinema's studio glory days of the 20's to 60's--not to mention my enjoyment of earlier Daves' classics such as 'The Petrified Forest', 'Dark Passage' and 'Destination Tokyo'--so this was like a fine red wine for me.…
This is a place where men are trained to kill each other like animals! Demetrius and the Gladiators is a sequel to The Robe. It's directed by Delmer Daves and stars Victor Mature as Demetrius, a Christian slave made to fight in the Roman arena as a gladiator (and ultimately entering into a bigger fight, that of faith), and Susan Hayward as Messalina. Filling out the support cast are Ernest Borg…
was about to rate it 3 for the tiger fight, but the end was too corny to handle…
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