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...
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- Rita HayworthPrincess Salome
- Charles LaughtonKing Herod
- Stewart GrangerCommander Claudius
- Judith AndersonQueen Herodias
- Alan BadelJohn the Baptist
- Cedric HardwickeTiberius Caesar
- Basil SydneyPontius Pilate
- Maurice SchwartzEzra the King's Advisor
- Arnold MossMicha
- Karl 'Killer' DavisSlave Master
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- William DieterleDirector
- Harry KleinerWriter
- Charles LangDirector of Photography
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer
- Viola LawrenceEditor
- Rita HayworthProducer
- Buddy AdlerProducer
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