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Demetrius & The Gladiators

	Demetrius & The Gladiators
	by 20th Century Fox Sales Rank: 22731 Price: $9.98

Amid a cast of all-stars in 1953's <I>The Robe</I>, Victor Mature made the strongest impression as the Greek slave, Demetrius. It was only natural, then, that Mature should star in this 1954 sequel, in which the newly liberated Demetrius forges an alliance with his Christian brethren to hide the sacred robe of Christ, coveted for its "magic" by the vile emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson, also reprising his role in <I>The Robe</I>). Captured and manipulated into believing his beloved Lucia (Debra Paget) has been killed, Demetrius rejects his pacifist faith, plots vengeance while becoming a rising star in the bloody arena, and falls prey to the scheming senator's wife Messalina (Susan Hayward), who craves his affection. It all leads to a crisis of faith that will determine Demetrius's fate as a noble Christian or downfallen hedonist.<p> Inheriting <I>The Robe</I>'s CinemaScope production values, <I>Demetrius and the Gladiators</I> has everything you'd want in a Biblical epic, riding the wave that would crest two years later with Cecil B. DeMille's <I>The Ten Commandments</I>. It's campy, of course--Robinson is outrageously over-the-top; Mature is too contemporary (preceding the absurdity of Richard Gere's <I>King David</I> by 30 years); and Hayward seems closer to Rodeo Drive than ancient Rome. Still, there are abundant pleasures here, from the lavish arena battles (a bit cheesy, but still impressive) to a straightforward morality tale that doesn't compromise its themes of religious loyalty. You don't watch movies like this for historical accuracy, but for the combination of thrills, passion, and glory that were Hollywood trademarks of 1950s epics, long before the more secular ambition of <I>Gladiator</I>. <I>--Jeff Shannon</I> *Viewer Reviews* Ok so its old time drama but the movie still carries solid performance from the cast. Movie score is not bad either. Lets just say that it may have inspires the Gladiator & Rome of this generation. Back To Top
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