Salome (1953 film)
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| Directed by | William Dieterle |
| Produced by | Buddy Adler |
| Written by |
Jesse Lasky Jr. (story) Harry Kleiner (story) |
| Starring |
Rita Hayworth Stewart Granger Charles Laughton |
| Music by |
Daniele Amfitheatrof George Duning |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
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103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4.75 million (US) 3,0047,090 admissions (France) |
Salome is a 1953 Biblical epic film made in Technicolor by Columbia Pictures. It was 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. Hayworth's costumes by Jean Louis. Hayworth's dances for this film were choreographed by Valerie Bettis. This film was the last produced by Hayworth's production company, the Beckworth Corporation.
The film stars Rita Hayworth as Salome, as well as Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton and Judith Anderson, with Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Badel and Basil Sydney.
Although based on the New Testament story, the film does not follow the biblical text. In Galilee, during the rule of Rome's Tiberius Caesar (Cedric Hardwicke), King Herod (Charles Laughton) and Queen Herodias (Judith Anderson) sit on the throne and are condemned by a prophet known as John the Baptist (Alan Badel). Herodias resents John's denunciation of her marriage to the king, her former husband's brother, and the Baptist's claim that she is an adulteress. The king is not pleased with the Baptist condemning his rule, but fears a slow and agonizing death that his father, the elder Herod, suffered after ordering the murder of firstborn males when Jesus was born. The prophecy states that if Herod kills the Messiah, he will suffer and die. The king believes John the Baptist is the Messiah because of the mistaken belief of some peasants.
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