Starring: Rita Hayworth (Princess Salome) Stewart Granger (Commander Claudius) Charles Laughton (King Herod) Judith Anderson (Queen Herodias) Cedric Hardwicke (Tiberius Caesar), Alan Badel (John the Baptist), Basil Sydney (Pontius Pilate) Maurice Schwartz (Ezra, King’s Advisor), Arnold Moss (Micha the Queen’s Advisor) Asoka (Asian Dancer) Sujata (Asian Dancer) David Ahdar (Convert) Ray Beltram (Herod Council member) Bobke Ben Ali (politician) Frederic Berest (Sailor) Director: William Dieterle certifications: Australia: PG UK: PG minimize West Germany: 12 Finland: K-16 Sweden: 15 USA: Approved Show all
Synopsis: In the reign of Emperor Tiberius, Gallilean witch John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Herodias Queen. The latter wants John bushed, but Herod fears him to pay abuse, a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod’s long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king’s sexual appetite, promotes dawns, as it means the curve of her Majesty’s command Salome. But Salome and her lover Claudius are (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the current dogma. And the venerable peak shindig turns old hat to acquire unexpected consequences …