Salome's Last Dance (1988)
May 6, 1988
Drama
1h 29m


Notorious, scandalous, Wilde!
London, England, November 5th, 1892, Guy Fawkes Night. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas discreetly go to a luxury brothel where the owner, Alfred Taylor, has prepared a surprise for the renowned author: a private and very special performance of his play Salome, banned by the authorities, in which Taylor himself and the peculiar inhabitants of the exclusive establishment will participate.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Herodias / Lady Alice Glenda Jackson
- Herod / Alfred Taylor Stratford Johns
- Oscar Wilde Nickolas Grace
- John the Baptist / 'Bosey' Douglas Hodge
- Salome / Rose Imogen Millais Scott
- Tigellenus / Chilvers Denis Lill
- Cappadocian Ken Russell
- A. Nubin David Doyle
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Keywords
- london, england
- brothel
- black humor
- based on play or musical
- victorian england
- stage play
- gay theme