Finally restored to
full CinemaScope dimensions, it's a gorgeous looking disc, so much better than the old video and laserdisc presentations.
Not exact matches
Only recently has the
CinemaScope The Robe been made available to cable TV (shown in «letterbox» format to allow home viewers the
full picture).
A stunning visual spectacle that should be remembered only for being the first
CinemaScope movie ever released, since the direction is clunky, the plot overlong and terribly contrived (the character's conversion is never convincing) and the dialogue so
full of highs and lows.
Positive note: while the DVD perversely decided to crop the
Cinemascope short to 1.78:1, the Blu - ray presents it in its
full 2.35:1 glory.