The Robe
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The Robe is a 1953 film directed by Henry Koster. It holds the distinction of being the first feature film produced in CinemaScope. The biblical epic stars Richard Burton as the Roman tribune tasked with presiding over the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The film was a significant commercial success, earning an Academy Award nomination for best picture.12
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20th Century StudiosEarly films and CinemaScope…company’s first wide-screen feature film, The Robe (1953), began the trend toward the use of wide screens in motion-picture theatres. Twentieth Century–Fox was the studio that brought Marilyn Monroe to stardom in the 1950s. Among the studio’s most successful musicals of the decade were The King and I (1956) and…
Read More…company’s first wide-screen feature film, The Robe (1953), began the trend toward the use of wide screens in motion-picture theatres. Twentieth Century–Fox was the studio that brought Marilyn Monroe to stardom in the 1950s. Among the studio’s most successful musicals of the decade were The King and I (1956) and…
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History of filmThe threat of television…Century–Fox in the biblical epic The Robe (1953), CinemaScope used an anamorphic lens to squeeze a wide-angle image onto conventional 35-mm film stock and a similar lens to restore the image’s original width in projection. CinemaScope’s aspect ratio was 2.55 to 1, and the system had the great advantage of…
Read More…Century–Fox in the biblical epic The Robe (1953), CinemaScope used an anamorphic lens to squeeze a wide-angle image onto conventional 35-mm film stock and a similar lens to restore the image’s original width in projection. CinemaScope’s aspect ratio was 2.55 to 1, and the system had the great advantage of…
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