Movie

Salome (1953)

• NR
• March 24, 1953
• 1h 43m

• Drama
• Romance

“The Glory And Excitement Of Rome... In All Its Greatness and Badness!”

Overview

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.

Director

William Dieterle

Writers

Harry Kleiner, Jesse Lasky Jr.

Starring

Rita Hayworth, Charles Laughton, Stewart Granger