Salome (1953)
The Glory And Excitement Of Rome... In All Its Greatness and Badness!
103 min
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.
- Release date
- March 24, 1953
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Rita Hayworth as Princess Salome
- Stewart Granger as Commander Claudius
- Charles Laughton as King Herod
- Judith Anderson as Queen Herodias
- Cedric Hardwicke as Tiberius Caesar
- Basil Sydney as Pontius Pilate
- Maurice Schwartz as Ezra
- Arnold Moss as Micha
- Alan Badel as John the Baptist
- David Ahdar as Convert
Crew
- William Dieterle · Director
- Harry Kleiner · Writer
- Jesse Lasky Jr. · Writer
- Buddy Adler · Producer
- George Duning · Composer
- Charles Lang · Cinematographer
- Viola Lawrence · Editor