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Salome. (1953 film) Salome is a 1953 American drama Biblical film directed by William Dieterle and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Harry Kleiner and Jesse Lasky Jr. The music score was by George Duning, the dance music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography by Charles Lang. Rita Hayworth's costumes were designed by Jean Louis.
- $4.75 million (US), 3,0047,090 admissions (France)
- Buddy Adler
The Temptress is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore, and Roy D'Arcy. It premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez adapted for the screen by Dorothy Farnum.
- $669,000, estimated.
- Irving Thalberg
- Michael Picton
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The bible story of Salome, King Herod's teenaged stepdaughter, who performed the dance of the seven veils in exchange for the head of John the Baptist, has been filmed many times, most notably in Alla Nazimova's stylized 1923 silent version based on the Aubrey Beardsley drawings for Oscar Wilde's play.
- William Dieterle, Earl Bellamy
- Rita Hayworth
The story was well-known in Victorian America due to a popular play penned by Oscar Wilde and a Strauss opera widely performed in American cities in the first decade of the twentieth century. Salome was a representation of female sexuality and oriental exoticism, and this poster may have enticed potential viewers by eschewing photographs in ...
Dec 30, 2023 · The Stories. The story of the opera “Salome” was based on Oscar Wilde’s 1890s one-act play of the same name. Salome is the daughter of King Herod’s wife, Herodias, and his brother. The ...
Jan 11, 2023 · Salome is a 1953 American Drama Biblical film directed by William Dieterle and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Harry Kleiner and Jesse Lasky Jr. The music score was by George Duning, the dance music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography by Charles Lang. Rita Hayworth’s costumes were designed by Jean Louis.
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 ...
