Salome (1953)
Synopsis
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...
Release Date: 1953-03-24
Runtime: 103 minutes
Director: William Dieterle
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- Rita Hayworth as Princess Salome
- Charles Laughton as King Herod
- Stewart Granger as Commander Claudius
- Judith Anderson as Queen Herodias
- Alan Badel as John the Baptist
- Cedric Hardwicke as Tiberius Caesar
- Basil Sydney as Pontius Pilate
- Maurice Schwartz as Ezra the King's Advisor
- Arnold Moss as Micha
- Karl 'Killer' Davis as Slave Master
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