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Demetrius and the Gladiators   1954         N/R, 100 min. Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama Director: Delmer Daves   Cast: Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Jay Robinson, Barry Jones, William Marshall, Charles Evans, Harry Cording, George Eldredge, Julie Newmar, Woody Strode   In this sequel to "The Robe," the slave Demetrius (Victor Mature) has possession of Christ's robe. Demetrius tries to hide the robe, but the emperor Caligula (Jay Robinson) sends his Praetorian guards to find it because he believes that the owner will be given eternal life. Demetrius ends up in the Coliseum where the highlight of this film is the action sequences of the gladiators. Cast Victor Mature Demetrius Michael Rennie Peter Anne Bancroft Paula Ernest Borgnine Strabo Susan Hayward Messalina Debra Paget Lucia Richard Egan Dardanius Jay Robinson Caligula Barry Jones Claudius William Marshall Glycon Charles Evans Cassius Chaerea Harry Cording Guard George Eldredge Chamberlain Julie Newmar Specialty Dancer Woody Strode Gladiator