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54 likes. Review by Josh Gillam ★★★. In Galilee, Princess Salome (Rita Hayworth) falls in love with Roman soldier Claudius (Stewart Granger) whilst the teachings of John the Baptist (Alan Badel) causes trouble for her uncle/stepfather King Herod (Charles Laughton), in this biblical drama co-starring Judith Anderson and Basil Sydney.
Salome. This was the last movie produced by Rita Hayworth 's production company, the Beckworth Company. Hayworth later called her "Dance of the Seven Veils" in this movie, "the most demanding of my entire career", and said it required "endless takes and retakes." In 1951, director Cecil B. DeMille contacted Columbia Pictures studio head Harry ...
Dec 30, 2023 · The 1953 “Salome” was the first sound and the first color version of the story. A Columbia Picture, it starred Rita Hayworth in the title role. Although it was the top-earning film of the year ...
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 ...
About this movie. Rita Hayworth's Salome tries to save John the Baptist from losing his head to the sword of King Herod (played with marvelous scene-chewing by Charles Laughton) reversing the traditional story that she was responsible for his death. In this biblical drama, Hayworth dances the "Dance of the Seven Veils."
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Jan 11, 2023 · Salome is a 1953 American Drama Biblical film directed by William Dieterle and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Harry Kleiner and Jesse Lasky Jr. The music score was by George Duning, the dance music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography by Charles Lang. Rita Hayworth’s costumes were designed by Jean Louis.
