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5.8/10 • 42

1953-03-241h 43m

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

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...

Directors
William Dieterle
Writters
Harry Kleiner
Editors
Harry Kleiner, Viola Lawrence

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Rita Hayworth

    Rita Hayworth

    Princess Salome

  2. Charles Laughton

    Charles Laughton

    King Herod

  3. Stewart Granger

    Stewart Granger

    Commander Claudius

  4. Judith Anderson

    Judith Anderson

    Queen Herodias

  5. Alan Badel

    Alan Badel

    John the Baptist

  6. Cedric Hardwicke

    Cedric Hardwicke

    Tiberius Caesar

  7. Basil Sydney

    Basil Sydney

    Pontius Pilate

  8. Maurice Schwartz

    Maurice Schwartz

    Ezra the King's Advisor

  9. Arnold Moss

    Arnold Moss

    Micha

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CinemaSerf

Mar 28, 2022

6/10

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 her 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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
roman empire