Enter beautiful princess salome, herods longabsent stepdaughter. She reminds us and then some when she does the dance of the seven veils in the 1953 hollywood film. Jun 03, 2014 fry is a lifelong admirer of the playwright and played the title role in the 1997 feature film wilde. The music score was by george duning, the dance music by daniele amfitheatrof and the cinematography by charles lang. The latter wants john dead, but herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Elephant walk 1954 was begun with vivien leigh, but she left the film when her health collapsed. Epic films based upon the bible were popular in the 1950s, but sometimes they were only very loosely so based.
Salome is no longer coerced by herodias to demand the head of john the baptist. Wildes salome has often been made into a film, notably a 1923 silent film, salome, starring alla nazimova in the title role and a 1988 ken russell playwithina film treatment, salome s last dance, which also includes wilde and lord alfred douglas as characters. May 16, 2018 salome 1953 was the last biblical epic to be made before the advent of widescreen later that same year, and it remains a fine example of what could be achieved with the academy aspect ratio, not least because of director of photography charles langs compositions and striking use of technicolor. Rita hayworth film grosses 1935 1972 box office madness. She was the daughter of herodias and, through the latters remarriage, stepdaughter of the tetrarch herod antipas, youngest son of herod the great jos. Rita hayworth title character in lovely technicolor blue, irritates pilate basil sydney but charms claudius stewart granger, the two romans charged with sailing her home, in salome, 1953 view the tcmdb entry for salome 1953. The damsel whose seductive dance before king herod led to the execution of john the baptist is not actually named in the new testament, but tradition has identified her with princess salome, the daughter of queen herodias and the niece and stepdaughter. Wildes salome has often been made into a film, notably a 1923 silent film, salome, starring alla nazimova in the title role and a 1988 ken russell playwithinafilm treatment, salomes last dance, which also includes wilde and lord alfred douglas as characters. Salome 1953 was the last biblical epic to be made before the advent of widescreen later that same year, and it remains a fine example of what could be achieved with the academy aspect ratio, not least because of director of photography charles langs compositions and striking use of technicolor. Share salome dvd, 20 salome dvd, 20 2 product ratings. See more ideas about john the baptist, art and aubrey beardsley.
Princess salome rita hayworth is the daughter of king herod charles laughton of galilee. The film stars rita hayworth as salome, as well as stewart granger. In contrast, hollywoods take was laughably trite rita hayworth starring in william dieterles 1953 salome, a predictable love story complete with stereotyped oriental dance music, overwrought acting by a slobbering charles laughton as herod and a gloating judith anderson as herodias, and a happy ending as salome flees her parents with a. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Herodias sees the kings dawning lust for salome as her means of bending the king to her will.
The studio, apparently, did not want rita to play a villainess. Rita hayworth title character in lovely technicolor blue, irritates pilate basil sydney but charms claudius stewart granger, the two romans charged with sailing her home, in salome, 1953. I have played this film and the audio and video both work well. Full film,salome 1953 with rita hayworth salome 1953 is a biblical epic film made in technicolor by columbia pictures.
There are two theories as to why this film failed at the box and both may be true. Rita hayworth full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Well, in this film salome is no longer a teenager but a mature beauty in her midthirties. You might think that a 1953 hollywood movie about salome, with rita hayworth in the title role, is going to be pure 1950 hollywood kitsch. There are numerous edited versions of this film circulated for many years, but this restored dvd which is shortened significantly to only 43 minutes is acceptable in terms of film quality but sure is a treat for all nazimovas fans. Rita hayworth list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Mar 03, 2012 full film, salome 1953 with rita hayworth salome 1953 is a biblical epic film made in technicolor by columbia pictures. A figure unnamed in the new testament, but called salome by josephus. Salome, the daughter of herodias, seduces her stepfatheruncle herod, governor of judea, with a. At the festival, pacino was presented with the glory to the filmmaker. Fry is a lifelong admirer of the playwright and played the title role in the 1997 feature film wilde. Even rita hayworth and a cast of british allstars, however, were unable to disguise the shortcomings of the lavish technicolor production. Al pacinos salome, wilde salome to screen backtoback. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at.
William dieterles majestic film is a true masterpiece of camp, with many inadvertently hilarious lines, and salome transformed into a near saint. Miss salome is attributed to truitte in the complete guide to modern dance, by mcdonagh, don garden city, ny. With rita hayworth, stewart granger, charles laughton, judith anderson, cedric hardwicke, basil. James truitte is handling the choreographic stint of transposing the lester horton concert salome into a streamlined modern dress nitery version hollywood reporter, october 21, 1955. Steven berkoff filmed his stage version of the play in 1992. In the reign of emperor tiberius, gallilean prophet john the baptist preaches against king herod and queen herodias.
Stewart granger ist als romischer tribun sehr gewohnungsbedurftig. Jun 01, 2018 salome 1953, 7 color nm after her banishment from rome, jewish princess salome returns to her romanruled native land of galilee where prophet john the baptist preaches against salomes parents, king herod and queen herodias. For herod antipas himself had sent forth and laid hold upon john the baptist, and bound him in. Charles laughton, hier als konig herodes, habe ich schon besser gesehen. The synops shown on imdb for the 1923 take on the play goes as following.
There is a black line visible in the photos that does run thru a large portion of the film. Overview of salome, 1953, directed by william dieterle, with rita hayworth, stewart granger, charles laughton, at turner classic movies. Andrew steinmann challenges 4 bce in novum testamentum and argues for 1 bce, claiming that historians have misunderstood certain paragraphs in josephus and ignored others. It was directed by william dieterle and produced by buddy adler from a screenplay by harry kleiner and jesse lasky jr. Yet for all that, its a film that is easily, and indeed often, sneered. Cast out after her affair with caesars nephew, salome finds herself back in the kingdom of. Cast out after her affair with caesars nephew, salome finds herself back in the kingdom of her father. Directed by charles bryant and this film would end his movie career as well the supposed husband of alla nazimova.
Whether thats a good thing or a bad thing depends on how you feel about kitschy 1950s hollywood epics. Although other films from the same period might be expected to receive a higher priority because they remain more significant today, it seems amazing that this film. Please see the photos that were taken while viewing the film. Rita hayworth stewart granger charles laughton judith anderson. Met rita hayworth, stewart granger en charles laughton. Lester hortons salome, 19341953 and after dance research. Having salome and wilde salome shown in this context is very rewarding. The standard conclusion of historians of the past century is 4 bce.
The 1953 salome, directed by longtime spectacledirector william dieterle, had to bring together a coherent story out of matthew and mark, contemporary historians like josephus, and oscar wildes famed stageplay salome, which is said to have invented the name for salomes dance, the dance of the seven veils. Salome 1953, 7 color nm after her banishment from rome, jewish princess salome returns to her romanruled native land of galilee where prophet john the baptist preaches against salomes parents, king herod and queen herodias. After her banishment from rome, jewish princess salome returns to her romanruled native land of galilee where prophet john the baptist preaches against salome s parents, king herod and queen herodias. Salome 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Salome was added to the national film registry in 2000 for its historical significance. With rita hayworth, stewart granger, charles laughton, judith anderson. Salome is a 1953 biblical film made in technicolor by columbia pictures. This was the first salome that has danced so well in a movie version of the biblical event of john the baptist, inspite of the fact that this is the only reason salome is remember in the bible, her performance was well articulated, and all the other actors were great, all though this film is not all biblically based, but a good christian film for all the family. See more ideas about illustration art, art and aubrey beardsley. After her banishment from rome, jewish princess salome returns to her romanruled native land of galilee where prophet john the baptist preaches against salomes parents, king herod and queen herodias.