Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20219 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-03-26
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 97 minutes

Synopsis
This sequel to THE ROBE continues the story of Demetrius, the Greek slave who, after the death of his master, is sentenced to train as a gladiator in the Roman arena. His new-found Christian faith is put to the test when he has to contend not only with the swordsmen and wild beasts of the arena, but also the evil and sensuous Messalina and the mad Emperor Caligula...

Customer Reviews

A great sequel to the Robe
This is the sequel to the Robe. After the death of his master -the Centurion Gallio, Demetrius was sentenced to train as a gladiator, not only does he have to contend with swordsmen and wild beasts in the gladiatorial arena, he also had to contend with the evil Messalina and the mad emperor. His newly found Christian faith is tested to the limit in dealing with the evil and sensuous Messalina. Jay Robinson reprises his role once again as the evil and mad emperor Caligula and gave another excellent performance as he did in the Robe. A great sequel to an inspiring story. You can't go wrong with this DVD.

Good to re- visit an old epic.
Enjoyed watching this film but technology these days makes these films look very old fashioned but worth seeing.

Some wonderful fight scenes
I purchased a pair of dvds which had to be seen in tandem, one was the Robe starring Richard Burton and Victor Mature. The other was Demetrius and the Gladiators, which was a sequel, starring Victor Mature and Susan Hayward.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film and decided it could have been written by the author of its predecessor, Lloyd C. Douglas. It is an epic of some magnitude; the acting, the costumes, the sets and especially the fight scenes, were magnificent.

After the death of his master, Demetrius is sentenced to train as a gladiator in the Roman arena under the manic glare of the emperor Caligula and the sultry temptress Messalina (played by Susan Hayward). His Christian faith is continually put to the test and builds up high tension as we begin to wonder where it will all end. Having read the book 'The Robe' I knew how it ended, but in this film, I had no idea and was most satisfied with its conclusion. There are some excellent actors who were sensibly cast in this fast moving, highly charged portrayal of life in Rome and the part played by the Christians and the symbol of their faith - THE ROBE. Obviously there are some glaring errors and amusing lines contained in the film, but if you don't take them seriously and concentrate on the plot, you are in for some good entertainment and also, hopefully, food for thought.