Salome
The Glory And Excitement Of Rome... In All Its Greatness and Badness!
1953 | 103m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | William Dieterle |
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| Writer: | Jesse Lasky Jr., Harry Kleiner |
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| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Mar 24, 1953 |
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| Director: | William Dieterle |
| Writer: | Jesse Lasky Jr., Harry Kleiner |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | roman empire |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, The Beckworth Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Dieterle | Director |
| George Duning | Original Music Composer |
| Viola Lawrence | Editor |
| Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Jesse Lasky Jr. | Story |
| Harry Kleiner | Writer, Story |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| John Meehan | Art Direction |
| William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Lodge Cunningham | Sound Engineer |
| Joan Joseff | Other |
| Emile Santiago | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Buddy Adler | Producer |
| Rita Hayworth | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Trending Position
This is one of those films that just doesn't ever quite spark - despite a cast that ought to have delivered an epic. Charles Laughton and Judith Anderson gel well as the rulers of Judea under Roman occupation. When her daughter (Rita Hayworth) returns home, she starts to use her feminine wiles on he ... r stepfather to force him to face his fears and deal with the errant John the Baptist (Alan Bedel) as well as on garrison commander Stewart Granger ("Capt. Claudius"). It's not especially faithful to the original biblical text, but that doesn't really matter- it's still a colourful historical romp that culminates in the now infamous "Dance of the Seven Veils". Granger is not really on to form here, his part is somewhat stifled by a rather dry dialogue and lots of scenes with a really wooden Basil Sydney (Pontius Pilate) and Badel just hams it up with his theatrical performance as the prophet. Still worth watching, though - just not anywhere near as good as it ought to have been.