The RobeThe Robe, a 1952 historical novel featuring the Crucifixion, written by Lloyd C. Douglas, is more familiar as a 1953 Biblical epic film which tells the story of a Roman tribune who commands the unit that crucifies Jesus. Haunted by the dreams that come from that event, he returns to Rome to try to cope with his nightmares. It stars Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Dean Jagger, Jay Robinson, Richard Boone and Jeff Morrow. The movie was adapted by Gina Kaus, Albert Maltz and Philip Dunne from the Douglas novel. It was directed by Henry Koster. It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (Lyle R. Wheeler), and the Best Costume Design, Color. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Burton), Best Cinematography, Color and Best Picture. It is notable for being the first film released in Cinemascope and had one sequel, Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 now featuring Victure Mature in the title-role. A cinema presenting "The Robe"The movie was advertised as "modern entertainment miracle you can see without the use of glasses", a dig at the 3D movies of the day. Since many theaters of the day were not equipped to show a Cinemascope film, two versions of The Robe were made, one in the standard screen ratio of the day, the other in the widescreen process. Setups and some dialogue differ between the versions. This page about The Robe includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about The Robe News stories about The Robe External links for The Robe Videos for The Robe Wikis about The Robe Discussion Groups about The Robe Blogs about The Robe Images of The Robe |
|
Setups and some dialogue differ between the versions. The Electronic Collage band Noble Gas did a graphic based upon the Four Horseman, called "The Legend of Johnny Spray" http://www.noble-gas.com/johnnysprayx.html. Since many theaters of the day were not equipped to show a Cinemascope film, two versions of The Robe were made, one in the standard screen ratio of the day, the other in the widescreen process. The Four Horsemen were a professional wrestling stable from National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling. The movie was advertised as "modern entertainment miracle you can see without the use of glasses", a dig at the 3D movies of the day. presidential election, the Bush/Cheney campaign argued that American leadership should not "change horses in midstream." Opponents played upon the idiom by referring to the four horsemen ("don't change horsemen in the middle of an Apocalypse."). It is notable for being the first film released in Cinemascope and had one sequel, Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 now featuring Victure Mature in the title-role. During the 2004 U.S. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Burton), Best Cinematography, Color and Best Picture. Also, the computer game HeXen II features one of the four horsemen at the end of each of the four continents through which the player travels. Wheeler), and the Best Costume Design, Color. The computer game Nethack features Famine, Pestilence and Death as the final enemies of the player character, himself assimilated to War. It won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (Lyle R. Each of the girls died in a way that pertains to the name she accquires, for instance, the girl who becomes Famine died of anorexia, and the girl who becomes Pestilence died of an exotic disease. It was directed by Henry Koster. The webcomic End Times by Bailey Piling and Philip Rigby portrays four young girls who died on the same day as becoming the four horsewomen. The movie was adapted by Gina Kaus, Albert Maltz and Philip Dunne from the Douglas novel. He has since returned to the name Angel. It stars Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Dean Jagger, Jay Robinson, Richard Boone and Jeff Morrow. Worthington soon threw off Apocalypse's influence and rejoined the X-Men as Archangel. Haunted by the dreams that come from that event, he returns to Rome to try to cope with his nightmares. The most notable of these was Warren Worthington III, the X-Man once known as Angel. After Worthington's wings were cut off in the Mutant Massacre, Apocalypse surgically grafted mechanical wings to his body and dyed his skin blue, transforming him into the horseman Death. Douglas, is more familiar as a 1953 Biblical epic film which tells the story of a Roman tribune who commands the unit that crucifies Jesus. In the universe of Marvel Comics, Apocalypse is a supervillain, an enemy to the X-Men, and whenever he resurfaces he typically converts four mutants into his Horsemen, including Death, War, Famine, and Pestilence. The Robe, a 1952 historical novel featuring the Crucifixion, written by Lloyd C. Their real names are Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden.". These are only aliases. In dramatic lore, they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. They were so dubbed by sports writer Grantland Rice in his account of the Notre Dame-Army game October 18, 1924, at the Polo Grounds in New York City: "Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. The "Four Horsemen of Notre Dame" were the legendary backfield of Notre Dame's 1924 football team, namely quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, fullback Elmer Layden and halfbacks Jim Crowley and Don Miller. The Clash also recorded a song entitled Four Horsemen on their album London Calling. The horsemen referenced in the lyrics are Time, Famine, Pestilence, and Death. Metallica's 1983 CD Kill 'Em All features a song called "The Four Horsemen". The Johnny Cash song "The Man Comes Around" quotes relevant lines from the Book of Revelation (lyrics (http://www.hit-country-music-lyrics.com/johnnycashlyrics-mancomesaround.html)). It totes itself as the only example of a Roast Beef Western. Anti-virus software is represented as a pair of doves. The four horsemen are used as the visual representation of a computer virus within a virtual reality game. The fight between the horseman and the main characters of Red Dwarf represents the attempt to destroy the virus. There is a representation of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse (as cowboys) in Episode 3, Series 6 of the British television comedy, Red Dwarf. The famous four horsemen turned up in an episode of The Young Ones (television series), and lamented that they were tired of playing Travel Scrabble. Some think this also compares himself to war, though Londo isn't making the comparison consciously (or at least not obviously so), and that it is foreshadowing for events to come later on in the series. In the space opera Babylon 5 by JMS the Centauri Prime Minister Londo Mollari compares his wives to Earth mythology by calling them Pestilence, Famine, and Death. Johnny is a paradoxical character; he is both a stone cold criminal and a very well-educated man who intelligently speaks three languages. In the 1993 film Tombstone, the character Johnny Ringo ominously translates this line to his gang, which, seconds before, was screamed by a Mexican priest before he was shot in the head by Ringo. On the televison series, Highlander, the Four Horsemen were actually a band of four Immortals whos raped and pillaged throughout the Bronze Age and, under their leader, Kronos, attempted to reunite and bring chaos to the world in the modern era. In an episode of the television show, Hercules: the Legendary Journeys, the Archangel, Michael unleashes the Four Horsemen, and the end of the world is averted by Hercules. There is an early episode of the television show, Charmed, where the horsemen fail to end the world. Both are based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez about World War I. The Vincente Minnelli version has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is the title of a 1961 film by Vincente Minnelli and of a lesser-known 1921 film by Rex Ingram. The Clint Eastwood film Pale Rider makes multiple references to the verse above. The series deal with the different incarnations of various powers including War, Nature and Satan. The first book of the Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony with the title On a Pale Horse deals with the story of a man who accidently kills death and has to take over his job and life. The Four Horsemen are personified by creatures called Shadowen, and instead of horses they ride serpent-like creatures. A reference to the Four Horsemen is made in The Talismans of Shannara, a 1993 fantasy novel and part of a series. Like Death, the other horsemen have a personality beyond the job; War, for instance, is married with three kids: Panic, Terror and Clancy. The latter introduces the fifth horseman (Kaos (or Chaos)), who left before they became famous (akin to a Fifth Beatle). Pratchett's Discworld series also features the Four Horsemen, most notably in Sourcery and Thief of Time. The novel Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, includes an appearance
by the four horsemen - Death, War, Famine, and Pollution (Pestilence having retired) - who have, in deference to changing times,
traded in their horses and formed a motorcycle gang. The pale greenish color of the fourth horse means fear, sickness, decay, and death. Its rider was holding a scale, which means scarcity of food, higher prices, and famine. The black color of the third horse could be a symbol of death and famine. The red color of the second horse could mean bloody war, and the sword held by the rider could symbolize war and violence. Some commentators have thought it significant, however, that no arrows are mentioned. The bow that he carried could be a symbol of an enemy at that time, the Parthians, who were famous for their archery. The crown that its rider wore was a kind of prize awarded for service in a war. The white color of the first horse could mean victory, because generals of that time often rode white horses after they had won a battle or war. The third horseman, riding the black horse, is Famine, and the fourth horseman (on the pale, or sickly horse, which may be the source of the notion of "pestilence" as a separate horseman) is explicitly named Death. The second horseman, riding the red horse, is generally held to represent War. Opinions differ on whether the first horseman, riding the white horse, represents Christ or the False Prophet. From the King James Version of the Bible, Revelation chapter 6, verses 1 to 8:. However, the Bible actually only names one: Death. The four horsemen are traditionally named War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are mentioned in the Bible in chapter six of the Book of Revelation, which predicts that they will ride during the Apocalypse. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. |