Rated: PG
Genres: Drama, History, Romance
Stars: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus’ homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, and still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try to learn what he can of the man he killed. — John Vogel
Director: Henry Koster
Writers: Philip Dunne, Gina Kaus, Lloyd C. Douglas
Production company: Twentieth Century Fox
More info on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046247/
