A Roman tribune is assigned to Palestine, where he is put in charge of the crucifixion of Jesus. The contact with Jesus' robe has some debilitating effects on the tribune.
This is a very ridiculous film, with some interesting location work (in Spain, apparently, among other places in the U.S.). It, and of course its source novel before it, seems to be a variation on Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and also on The Cloak, a short story by Robert Bloch about a man who unwittingly buys Count Dracula's cloak. Conrad's novel is about colonialism and madness, and The Robe is what a humorous version of that story would be, if there was any voluntary humor in it. As it turns out, this is a work of involuntary comicity, not without some residual entertainment value. According to the Internet Movie Database, two versions were made, with aspect ratios 1.33 and 2.55, respectively, but the version I saw fitted exactly a 1.78 aspect ratio television set.
Rating: 33
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