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Salome

1953 · 103 min

A lavish, overheated biblical spectacle where palace intrigue, forbidden desire and religious fervour collide in Technicolor grandeur.

Tagline
The Glory And Excitement Of Rome... In All Its Greatness and Badness!
Overview
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 him to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are–contrary to Scripture–nearing conversion to the new religion.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • faith
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
William Dieterle
Written by
Harry Kleiner
Starring
Rita Hayworth, Charles Laughton, Stewart Granger, Judith Anderson, Alan Badel, Cedric Hardwicke, Basil Sydney, Maurice Schwartz
Music
George Duning
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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