Salome
24/03/1953
2h

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


Rita Hayworth
Princess Salome


Charles Laughton
King Herod


Stewart Granger
Commander Claudius


Judith Anderson
Queen Herodias


Alan Badel
John the Baptist


Cedric Hardwicke
Tiberius Caesar


Basil Sydney
Pontius Pilate


Maurice Schwartz
Ezra the King's Advisor


Arnold Moss
Micha


Karl 'Killer' Davis
Slave Master


Rex Reason
Marcellus Fabius
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