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title: 'Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Delmer Daves'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/demetrius-and-the-gladiators-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046899/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)

1954 · 100 min · Drama, Action · United States


## Synopsis

Demetrius and the Gladiators is a 1954 American Technicolor/CinemaScope epic biblical drama film directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Frank Ross for 20th Century Fox. A sequel to The Robe (1953), the screenplay was written by Philip Dunne, based on characters created by Lloyd C. Douglas in The Robe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Delmer Daves](https://cinepixo.com/people/delmer-daves)
- **Screenplay:** [Lloyd C. Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-c-douglas), [Philip Dunne](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-dunne)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [Frank Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-ross)
- **Director of Photography:** [Milton Krasner](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-krasner)
- **Editor:** [Dorothy Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-spencer)

## Cast

- [Susan Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-hayward) as Messalina
- [Richard Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-burton)
- [Fred Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-graham) as Decurion
- [Harry Cording](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cording)
- [Anne Bancroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-bancroft) as Paula
- [Jean Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-simmons)
- [Victor Mature](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-mature) as Demetrius
- [Michael Rennie](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-rennie) as Saint Peter
- [Dayton Lummis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dayton-lummis) as Magistrate
- [Everett Glass](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-glass) as Kaeso
- [Richard Egan](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-egan) as Dardanius
- [Paul Newlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newlan) as Potter
- [Carmen De Lavallade](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-de-lavallade) as Slave Girl
- [Jay Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-robinson) as Caligula
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine) as Strabo

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