TCM aired my favorite film, "The Robe" on Easter Sunday. The color rendition was excellent and all looked well until Marcellus left Rome for Palestine. The film then showed an array of white specks of dirt. It continued and was terrible during the scene where Demetrius searches for Jesus and meets Judas. It spoiled my enjoyment of this classic film. Is this version from the DVD or Blu-Ray? What a shame to show this film in such deplorable condition. Strangely, the last 40 minutes appeared to be restored (cleaned-up). How could this be? The sequel, "Demetrius and the Gladiators", on the other hand, was shown in pristine condition. Incidentally, Mr. Osborne, the host, made an error, he claims that the film was stopped filming in regular screen and switched-over to the newer CinemaScope process. In fact, 2 versions were filmed, 1 in 35mm for all the theatres not equipped for a wide-screen, and a CinemaScope version; each slightly different in both camera angles and dialogue.
Why was The Robe shown in horrible condition?
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TCM aired my favorite film, "The Robe" on Easter Sunday. The color rendition was excellent and all looked well until Marcellus left Rome for Palestine. The film then showed an array of white specks of dirt. It continued and was terrible during the scene where Demetrius searches for Jesus and meets Judas. It spoiled my enjoyment of this classic film. Is this version from the DVD or Blu-Ray? What a shame to show this film in such deplorable condition. Strangely, the last 40 minutes appeared to be restored (cleaned-up). How could this be? The sequel, "Demetrius and the Gladiators", on the other hand, was shown in pristine condition. Incidentally, Mr. Osborne, the host, made an error, he claims that the film was stopped filming in regular screen and switched-over to the newer CinemaScope process. In fact, 2 versions were filmed, 1 in 35mm for all the theatres not equipped for a wide-screen, and a CinemaScope version; each slightly different in both camera angles and dialogue.