Salome (1953) - film review

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Salome is an American period drama film first released in 1953, directed by William Dieterle. The film stars Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson and Cedric Hardwicke. It has also been released under the title: Salome: The Dance of the Seven Veils. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: William Dieterle
Script: Jesse Lasky Jr., Harry Kleiner
Photo: Charles Lang
Music: George Duning
Cast: 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 the King’s Advisor), Arnold Moss (Micha the Queen’s Advisor), Asoka (Asian Dancer), Sujata (Asian Dancer), David Ahdar (Convert), Ray Beltram (Herod’s Council Member), Bobker Ben Ali (Politician), Frederic Berest (Sailor), Barry Brooks (Roman Guard), Bruce Cameron (Guard), Eduardo Cansino (Roman Guard), Tristram Coffin (Guard), Bud Cokes (Galilean Soldier), John Crawford (Guard), Carmen D’Antonio (Salome’s Servant), Henry Dar Boggia (Politician), Karl ’Killer’ Davis (Slave Master), Don De Leo (Politician), Leslie Denison (Court Attendant), Italia DeNubila (Convert), Henry A. Escalante (Acrobat), Eddie Fields (Politician), Robert Garabedian (Politician), Leonard George (Assassin), Michael Granger (Captain Quintus), Tom Hernández (Townsman), Paul Hoffman (Sailmaster), Eva Hyde (Herodias’ Servant), Duke Johnson (Juggler), George Keymas (Sailor), George Khoury (Assassin), Guy Kingsford (Officer), David Leonard (Old Scholar), Freddie Letuli (Sword Dancer), Jack Low (Townsman), Michael Mark (Old Farmer), Gilberto Marques (Acrobat), Saul Martell (Dissenting Scholar), Merrill McCormick (Herod’s Council Member), Tina Menard (Convert), John Merton (Baptism Attendee), Ralph Moody (Old Scholar), Anton Northpole (Advisor), Lou Nova (John’s Executioner), John Parrish (Politician), Abel Pina (Acrobat), Jerry Pina (Acrobat), Tony Pina (Acrobat), Rex Reason (Marcellus Fabius), Ramiro Rivas (Acrobat), Richard Rivas (Acrobat), Ruben T. Rivas (Acrobat), Franz Roehn (Herod’s Council Member), Bob Rose (Townsman), Maurice Samuels (Old Scholar), Joe Sawaya (Herod’s Council Member), Sam Scar (Politician), Joe Schilling (Advisor), Mickey Simpson (Herod’s Guard Captain), Charles Soldani (Convert), Dimas Sotello (Convert), William Spaeth (Fire Eater), Bert Stevens (Caesar’s Scrivener), Carlo Tricoli (Herod’s Council Member), Rick Vallin (Sailor), Charles Wagenheim (Simon), Trevor Ward (Blind Man Given Sight), Robert Warwick (Courier), Stanley Waxman (Patrician), Billy Wilkerson (Convert), David Wold (Herod’s Council Member), John Wood (Sword Dancer), Carleton Young (Officer)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 103 min
Aka: Salome: The Dance of the Seven Veils

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