Synopsis
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
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Claude d'AnnaDirector
- Egisto MacchiOriginal Music Composer
- Claude d'AnnaScreenplay
- Aaron BarzmanScreenplay
- Basilio FranchinaScreenplay
Cast
- Jo ChampaSalome
- Tomas MilianHerod
- Pamela SalemHerodias
- Fabrizio BentivoglioYokanaan
- Fabio CarforaNarraboth
- Annie Carol EdelThe Mother Goddess
- Tim WoodwardNerva
- Jean-François StéveninNerva's Aide
- Richard Paul MajewskiNelim
- Feodor Chaliapin Jr.Messenger
- Paul MüllerDoctor
- Lorenzo PianiPhilip
Stills
Themes
king herod