The Robe (1953)
Directed by Henry Koster · Cinematography by Leon Shamroy
Approved135 min64 frames
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What is The Robe about?
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
The Robe is a 1953 American Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman military tribune who commands the unit that is responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was released by 20th Century Fox and was the first film released in the widescreen process CinemaScope. Like other early CinemaScope films, The Robe was shot with Henri Chrétien's original Hypergonar anamorphic lenses.
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What does the cinematography of The Robe look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of The Robe leans on medium shots (41% of the sample) and wide compositions (41%). Cinematographer Leon Shamroy keeps 59% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 61% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 61% of the frames. The production design places the film in the ancient world.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Robe (1953) are #35312e, #55524c, #cbb594, #8d7055, #55483b, #968976 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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