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Salome( 1953)

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The Glory And Excitement Of Rome... In All Its Greatness and Badness!

Overview

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...

    Top Billed Cast

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      Rita Hayworth

      Princess Salome

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      Charles Laughton

      King Herod

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      Stewart Granger

      Commander Claudius

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      Judith Anderson

      Queen Herodias

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      Alan Badel

      John the Baptist

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      Cedric Hardwicke

      Tiberius Caesar

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      Basil Sydney

      Pontius Pilate

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      Maurice Schwartz

      Ezra the King's Advisor

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      Arnold Moss

      Micha

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      Karl 'Killer' Davis

      Slave Master

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      Rex Reason

      Marcellus Fabius

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Mar 28 2022
    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 th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • roman empire