Salome (film, 1953)
See also: Salome (homonymy)
Salome is an American film carried out by William Dieterle, left in 1953.
Synopsis
Under the reign of the emperor Tibère, the prophet galiléen Jean the Baptist sermon against the king Hérode Antipas and its wife, ex-wife of her brother, the queen Hérodiade (Herodias, in English). This one wishes the death of the preacher, but Hérode fears to harm to him because of a prophecy. Arrive the beautiful princess Salome, girl of Hérodiade. Covetousness incipient from the king for his daughter-in-law and Salome niece will be used by Hérodiade to make fold the king with his desires. But Salome and her Claudius lover are very ready to convert with the new religion (NdR: this does not correspond to the Writings). And the dance at its critical time, proves to have unexpected implications…
Data sheet
- French Title: Salome
- original Title (English): Salome or Salome, The Dance off the Seven Veils
- Realization: William Dieterle
- Scenario: Jesse Lasky Jr. and Harry Kleiner
- Music: Daniele Amfitheatrof (music of the dance) and George Duning
- Costumes: Jean Louis and Emile Santiago
- Country of origin: the United States
- Kind: Péplum
- Lasted: 103 minutes (1. 43)
- Coming out date: September 1953
Distribution
- Rita Hayworth : the princess Salome (French voice: Claire Guibert)
- Stewart Granger: the commander Claudius (vf: Davy Jean)
- Charles Laughton: the king Hérode (vf: Raymond Rognoni)
- Judith Anderson: the queen Herodiade
- Cedric Hardwicke: the emperor Tibère (vf: Jean Martinelli)
- Alan Badel: Jean the Baptist (vf: Roger Rudel)
- Basil Sydney: Pontius Pilate (vf: Louis Arbessier)
- Maurice Schwartz: Ezra, the adviser of the king (vf: Marcel Grooves)
- Arnold Moss: Micha, the adviser of the queen (vf: Jean Violet)
- Rex Reason: Marcellus (vf: Jacques Thébault)
Around film
- Other adaptations of the subject:
- 1923 : Salome of Charles Bryant, scenario of Oscar Wilde
- 2002: Salome of Carlos Will know
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