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Ancient Rome | Sequel
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Budget 1,990,000 USD
Box Office Collection 26,000,000 USD
Twice jailed for drug use, Jay Robinson once had the dubious honor of being recognized by his fellow inmates when this film was played for the convicts.
According to Jay Robinson (Caligula), the break in principal photography between The Robe (1953) and this film was only three weeks. This would account for "The Robe"'s opening shot of the gladiatorial arena, a scene lifted from its sequel. The scene features Victor Mature and Robinson, in addition to Ernest Borgnine, William Marshall, Richard Egan and Susan Hayward; these last four were not in "The Robe".
The set of the Christian neighborhood in Rome has previously been used in The Robe (1953) (of which this film is the sequel) as the village of Cana. We can easily recognize the well with old broken columns.
A close-up view of one tiger growling shows that its top canines were removed.
Every Roman soldier in the film carries his sword on his right hip. Thus forcing viewers to conclude that every soldier in Rome is left-handed. On the contrary, the sword was always on the right hip, regardless of the soldiers' handedness. Roman soldiers carried the shield in their left hands.
"Demetrius: We traveled here together from Galilee, persuading people to give up their lives for a beautiful dream. [he attempts to hand a goblet of wine to Peter] Demetrius: Take it Peter. It's real... hot spiced, with cinnamon and cloves. [chuckles and looks towards Messalina] Demetrius: Did you know that Jesus could turn water into wine? And that was only one of his tricks. Peter: Yes, only one. Anything that was base, He could make noble. He found a leper and made him clean. He found death and He made life. He found you a slave, and He made you free. Demetrius: Get out! Peter: And now you've won a great victory over Him, haven't you tribune ? You've made yourself a slave again."
"Messalina: Why did you run? I don't think you're a coward. You had no real chance of escaping, you must have known that! Demetrius: This is a place where men are trained to kill each other like animals! Messalina: And men aren't animals? Demetrius: No! Messalina: We admire a magnificent animal who fights. Why not a man who fights ? Demetrius: Because God did not put man on earth to destroy his own kind. Nor a woman to enjoy their agonies as they die."
