Salome (1953)

Directed by

William Dieterle

Genre

drama film, sword-and-sandal film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retelling of the biblical story of Salome, the stepdaughter of King Herod. She becomes entangled in political and personal conflicts at the royal court.

dramaticbiblicalslow-pacedstylizedformalhistoricalromanticsolemn

What happens

Salome is a 1953 American drama Biblical film directed by William Dieterle and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Harry Kleiner and Jesse Lasky Jr. The music score was by George Duning, the dance music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography by Charles Lang. Rita Hayworth's costumes were designed by Jean Louis. Hayworth's dances for this film were choreographed by Valerie Bettis. This film was the last produced by Hayworth's production company, the Beckworth Corporation. The film stars Rita Hayworth as Salome, as well as Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton and Judith Anderson, with Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Badel and Basil Sydney. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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