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Salome

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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 10/29/2019
Sex and religion, with more emphasis on the latter, are awkwardly but handsomely blended in a surprising version of the scriptural tale. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/24/2007
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It's pure Hollywood bunk, that's great on pomp, splendor, costumes and lush Technicolor, but short on being convincing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Georgan G 09/23/2024 Drama from the bible is not a genre I follow, but at least this was pretty to look at. See more Mike W 07/11/2024 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. See more Crom W 04/13/2023 Another classic bible story, a fine one. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 11/26/2018 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. See more harri k 01/27/2018 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. See more 05/15/2017 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 See more Read all reviews
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William Dieterle

Director

Rita Hayworth

Princess Salome

Stewart Granger

Commander Claudius

Charles Laughton

King Herod

Judith Anderson

Queen Herodias

Cedric Hardwicke

Tiberius Caesar
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Synopsis 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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