Salome
5.8
“The Glory And Excitement Of Rome... In All Its Greatness and Badness!”
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 him to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are–contrary to Scripture–nearing conversion to the new religion.
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Cast
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Rita Hayworth
Princess Salome
Known for
The Lady from Shanghai
Gilda
Charles Laughton
King Herod
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Spartacus
Stewart Granger
Commander Claudius
Known for
Moonfleet
Scaramouche
Judith Anderson
Queen Herodias
Known for
Rebecca
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Alan Badel
John the Baptist
Known for
Shōgun
The Day of the Jackal
Cedric Hardwicke
Tiberius Caesar
Known for
Rope
Suspicion
Basil Sydney
Pontius Pilate
Known for
Hamlet
Treasure Island
Maurice Schwartz
Ezra the King's Advisor
Also in
Tevye
Uncle Moses
Arnold Moss
Micha
Known for
Viva Zapata!
Gambit
Karl 'Killer' Davis
Slave Master
Also in
Zombies of Mora Tau
The Egyptian
Rex Reason
Marcellus Fabius
Known for
This Island Earth
The Creature Walks Among Us
William Dieterle Director · Harry Kleiner Writer Jesse Lasky Jr. Story
Worldwide gross $4.8M · United States release March 24, 1953 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,750,000
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
The Beckworth Corporation
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · March 24, 1953
Theatrical
Brazil
September 4, 2002 · TV · Columbia mj.gov.br
United Kingdom
July 17, 1953 · Theatrical · (Rated A)
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