Released:
1953-03-24

Overview:
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...

Director:
William Dieterle

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Rita Hayworth
  as
  Princess Salome
• 
  Charles Laughton
  as
  King Herod
• 
  Stewart Granger
  as
  Commander Claudius
• 
  Judith Anderson
  as
  Queen Herodias
• 
  Alan Badel
  as
  John the Baptist