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...
Cast
Rita Hayworth
Princess Salome
Charles Laughton
King Herod
Stewart Granger
Commander Claudius
Judith Anderson
Queen Herodias
Alan Badel
John the Baptist
Cedric Hardwicke
Tiberius Caesar
Basil Sydney
Pontius Pilate
Maurice Schwartz
Ezra the King's Advisor
Arnold Moss
Micha
Karl 'Killer' Davis
Slave Master
Rex Reason
Marcellus Fabius
Crew
William Dieterle
Director
Harry Kleiner
Writer, Story
Jesse Lasky Jr.
Story
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Buddy Adler
Producer
Rita Hayworth
Producer
Jean Louis
Costume Design
Emile Santiago
Costume Design
Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Lodge Cunningham
Sound Engineer
George Duning
Original Music Composer
William Kiernan
Set Decoration
John Meehan
Art Direction
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