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Salomé

Salomé

Salomé

Salomé

The most erotic woman in history and the dance that destroyed a dynasty...

1986•1h 45m•

★5.3(6 ratings)

Drama

Overview

John the Baptist, the prophet of Israel, is imprisoned by Herod, governor of Judea for protesting Herod's marriage to his brother's wife. Jealousies rage and Herod's step-daughter and niece Salome seduces Herod by means of a torrid dance to give her the head of the prophet - but then tries to save the life of the man she has thus condemned. Updated to a WWII setting

Director

Writers

Claude d'Anna, Aaron Barzman, Basilio Franchina

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Main Cast

Jo Champa

Jo Champa

Salome

Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Herod

Pamela Salem

Pamela Salem

Herodias

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Yokanaan

Fabio Carfora

Fabio Carfora

Narraboth

Annie Carol Edel

Annie Carol Edel

The Mother Goddess

Tim Woodward

Tim Woodward

Nerva

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Nerva's Aide

Richard Paul Majewski

Richard Paul Majewski

Nelim

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Messenger

Paul Müller

Paul Müller

Doctor

Lorenzo Piani

Lorenzo Piani

Philip

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Claude d'Anna

Writing

Theatre Play: Oscar Wilde
Story: Claude d'Anna
Adaptation: Alberto Piferi
Dialogue: Ruth Gross
Screenplay: Claude d'Anna
Screenplay: Aaron Barzman

Production

Producer: Henry Lange
Executive Producer: Menahem Golan
Executive Producer: Yoram Globus
Casting: Francesco Cinieri
Supervising Producer: Vincenzo Testa
Supervising Producer: Pietro Sassaroli

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Egisto Macchi
Recording Supervision: Marco Streccioni

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Pasqualino De Santis

Editing

Editor: Roberto Perpignani

Art Direction

Production Design: Giantito Burchiellaro

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Adriana Spadaro

Keywords

king herod

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The most erotic woman in history and the dance that destroyed a dynasty..."

#2

The runtime is 105 minutes (1h 45m).

#3

It was a co-production between: France, Italy.

#4

The film was directed by Claude d'Anna.

#5

The screenplay was written by Claude d'Anna and Aaron Barzman.

#6

The score was composed by Egisto Macchi.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Pasqualino De Santis.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0091885.

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Rating

5.3/10

Mixed

6 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Salomé

Status:

Released

Language:

Français

Country of Origin:

France, Italy

Production Companies:

The Cannon Group

The Cannon Group

Golan-Globus Productions

Italian International Film

Italian International Film

Dedalus Films

TF1 Films Production

TF1 Films Production