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Salome (1973)

Salome poster
Directed by
Clive Barker
Genre
horror film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
18 min
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An amateur silent horror film based on Oscar Wilde's play. It follows the biblical story of Salome, who asks for John the Baptist's head on a silver platter.

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What happens

Salome is a 1973 amateur British short horror silent film directed and produced by Clive Barker and starring Anne Taylor, Graham Bickley, Barker, Doug Bradley and Phil Rimmer. It was written by Barker based on the play of the same title by Oscar Wilde. The music was composed by Adrian Carson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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