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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Title: Salome
Imdb rate: 5.9
Imdb votes: 1,581
Year: 1953
Language: English
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Director: William Dieterle
Writers: Harry Kleiner (screen play), Jesse Lasky Jr. (story), Harry Kleiner (story)
Actors:
Rita Hayworth
Stewart Granger
Charles Laughton
Judith Anderson

Awards: N/A