Salome

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...

Cast

Rita Hayworth

Played Princess Salome
Charles Laughton

Played King Herod
Stewart Granger

Played Commander Claudius
Judith Anderson

Played Queen Herodias
Alan Badel

Played John the Baptist
Cedric Hardwicke

Played Tiberius Caesar
Basil Sydney

Played Pontius Pilate
Maurice Schwartz

Played Ezra the King's Advi…
Arnold Moss

Played Micha
Karl 'Killer' Davis

Played Slave Master
Rex Reason

Played Marcellus Fabius

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