Salome

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Salome

Released Mar 24, 1953

1h 43m

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Drama

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Princess Salome (Rita Hayworth) is the daughter of King Herod (Charles Laughton) of Galilee. Cast out after her affair with Caesar's nephew, Salome finds herself back in the kingdom of her father when she falls in love with Claudius (Stewart Granger), the commander of her father's army. Meanwhile, Salome's evil mother, Queen Herodias, is continually being condemned by John the Baptist, and plotting to use Salome as a tool to get the prophet executed.

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

Sex and religion, with more emphasis on the latter, are awkwardly but handsomely blended in a surprising version of the scriptural tale.

Oct 29, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

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It's pure Hollywood bunk, that's great on pomp, splendor, costumes and lush Technicolor, but short on being convincing.

Rated: C

Apr 24, 2007

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Georgan G

Drama from the bible is not a genre I follow, but at least this was pretty to look at.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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Mike W

Parts of the movie reminded me of a high school play. Wrap two stars into a biblical narrative with little else and you have silly junk.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Crom W

Another classic bible story, a fine one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/13/23

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ashley h

Salome is a decent film. It is about the Jewish Princess Salome who returns to her Roman-ruled native land of Galilee. Rita Hayworth and Stewart Granger give okay performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. William Dieterle did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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harri k

A well intentioned interpretation of the story that suffers from shallow characters and conservative direction that not attempt to break new ground or do anything adventurous. The story is ultimately uninteresting despite attempting to reach epic heights. The character of Herod has potential but Laughton isn't afforded the opportunity to study the character properly, and seems to surrender to that reality early on in the narrative.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It's not the best resource for a history lesson,but it was fun to watch at least through the Easter holidays. It's a big scale production but the story is not one that can sustain such a production. The character of John the Baptist was a comic one. Rita Hayworth and her dance were the highlight of the movie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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William Dieterle

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Rita Hayworth

Princess Salome

Stewart Granger

Commander Claudius

Charles Laughton

King Herod

Judith Anderson

Queen Herodias

Cedric Hardwicke

Tiberius Caesar

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Princess Salome (Rita Hayworth) is the daughter of King Herod (Charles Laughton) of Galilee. Cast out after her affair with Caesar's nephew, Salome finds herself back in the kingdom of her father when she falls in love with Claudius (Stewart Granger), the commander of her father's army. Meanwhile, Salome's evil mother, Queen Herodias, is continually being condemned by John the Baptist, and plotting to use Salome as a tool to get the prophet executed.

Director: William Dieterle
Producer: Buddy Adler
Screenwriter: Harry Kleiner
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Zebra Productions, The Beckworth Corporation
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 24, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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