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The Robe is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by Lloyd C. Douglas.The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the New York Times Best Seller list in October 1942, four weeks later rose to No. 1, and held the position for nearly a year.
The Robe is a 1953 American fictional Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman military tribune who commands the unit that is responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was released by 20th Century Fox and was the first film released in the widescreen process CinemaScope . [ 4 ]
Date Book Author January 4: The Silver Chalice: Thomas B. Costain: January 11: East of Eden: John Steinbeck: January 18: The Silver Chalice: Thomas B. Costain
Douglas sold the motion picture rights to The Robe, though the film, starring Richard Burton, was not released until 1953, after Douglas's death. Having had an unhappy experience with filming adaptations of his works, when he wrote The Big Fisherman as the sequel to The Robe, Douglas made certain stipulations related to his publication. He said ...
The book was on the New York Times Best Seller List from September 7, 1952 to October 25, 1953 for a total of 64 weeks. It was near the top of that list for 6 months. [2] Also in 1953, Kirkus Reviews said: Mr. Costain's best book of fiction, and one that will put out a strong bid to rival The Robe in success with that market. The subject is an ...
The Robe is a 1942 novel about the crucifixion of Jesus. The Robe may also refer to: The Robe, a 1953 Biblical epic film adaptation of the novel; The Robe, a 1997 album by the hard rock band Ten The Robe, a 1997 EP by Ten, the title song on Ten's eponymous album "The Robe" (Northern Exposure), a 1994 television episode
Open Library is an online project intended to create "one web page for every book ever published". Created by Aaron Swartz, [3] [4] Brewster Kahle, [5] Alexis Rossi, [6] Anand Chitipothu, [6] and Rebecca Hargrave Malamud, [6] Open Library is a project of the Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization.
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books. Only three titles topped the list in 1943. The most popular was The Robe, by Lloyd Douglas, which started the year at the top of the list and only dropped to number two for one week in March to Mrs. Parkington, by Louis Bromfield, before finally ceding the top spot to So Little Time, by John P. Marquand, in mid-October.