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Salomé (1908)

Salomé poster
Directed by
Albert Capellani
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent short film that tells the biblical story of Salomé, a woman who asks for the head of John the Baptist. It focuses on her dance and the events that lead to the execution.

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What happens

Salomé è un cortometraggio del 1908 diretto da Albert Capellani. Nello stesso anno uscì un'altra versione cinematografica diretta da J. Stuart Blackton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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