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
Release Date | July 31, 1986 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Salomé | |
Runtime | 1h 45min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | French | |
Original Language | French | |
Production Countries | France, Italy | |
Production Companies | The Cannon GroupGolan-Globus ProductionsItalian International FilmDedalus FilmsTF1 Films Production |