Salome (1953)
March 24, 1953
Drama, Romance
1h 43m
![Poster for Salome](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kHZnxZoxYJPXMfkPieR0xNiTJjh.jpg)
![Backdrop for Salome](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/z4DlLDQQJlXM5ZHRigrNRQqOZOK.jpg)
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 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...
Cast & Crew
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Princess Salome Rita Hayworth
- King Herod Charles Laughton
- Commander Claudius Stewart Granger
- Queen Herodias Judith Anderson
- John the Baptist Alan Badel
- Tiberius Caesar Cedric Hardwicke
- Pontius Pilate Basil Sydney
- Ezra the King's Advisor Maurice Schwartz
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Keywords
- roman empire