Apr 12th  
The Robe*   

(US 1953)                                          

A Roman officer is dispatched by Caligula to Jerusalem, but turns Christian after directly witnessing the crucifixion of Jesus.
The first Cinemascope film, a landmark event for the time but horribly dated as a piece of swords-and-sandals melodrama, which is nonetheless still impressive to look at.

Written by: Gina Kaus, Albert Mautz, Philip Dunne, from the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas.
Producer: Frank Ross.
Director: Henry Koster.
Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Jay Robinson, Michael Rennie, Dean Jagger, Torin Thatcher, Ernest Thesiger, Richard Boone, Dawn Addams.
Photography: Leon Shamroy.
Music: Alfred Newman.
Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, George W. Davis.