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Salome

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...

1953 |1h 43m |  Drama, Romance

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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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Status

Released

Language

Italian, English

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