Salome
In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending the king to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the new religion. And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications...
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William Dieterle
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This is one of those films that just doesn't ever quite spark - despite a cast that ought to have delivered an epic. Charles Laughton and Judith Anderson gel well as the rulers of Judea under Roman occupation. When her daughter (Rita Hayworth) returns home, she starts to use her feminine wiles on her stepfather to force him to face his fears and deal with the errant John the Baptist (Alan Bedel) as well as on garrison commander Stewart Granger ("Capt. Claudius"). It's not especially faithful to the original biblical text, but that doesn't really matter- it's still a colourful historical romp that culminates in the now infamous "Dance of the Seven Veils". Granger is not really on to form here, his part is somewhat stifled by a rather dry dialogue and lots of scenes with a really wooden Basil Sydney (Pontius Pilate) and Badel just hams it up with his theatrical performance as the prophet. Still worth watching, though - just not anywhere near as good as it ought to have been.
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William Dieterle is the director of Salome.
The cast of Salome includes Charles Laughton as King Herod, Cedric Hardwicke as Tiberius Caesar, Judith Anderson as Queen Herodias, Basil Sydney as Pontius Pilate, Rex Reason as Marcellus Fabius, Rita Hayworth as Princess Salome, Karl 'Killer' Davis as Slave Master, Alan Badel as John the Baptist, Arnold Moss as Micha, Stewart Granger as Commander Claudius, and Maurice Schwartz as Ezra the King's Advisor.
The duration of Salome is 1h 43 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Salome trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
You can watch Salome on Amazon Video (Rent). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Salome was released on 24 Mar 1953.
Salome is listed under Drama and Romance on Fanbiz.
Salome has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "This is one of those films that just doesn't ever quite spark - despite a cast that ought to have delivered an epic. Charles Laughton and Judith Anderson gel well as the rulers..."
