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 (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the new religion. And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications...
Rita Hayworth
as Princess Salome
Charles Laughton
as King Herod
Stewart Granger
as Commander Claudius
Judith Anderson
as Queen Herodias
Alan Badel
as John the Baptist
Cedric Hardwicke
as Tiberius Caesar
Basil Sydney
as Pontius Pilate
Maurice Schwartz
as Ezra the King's Advisor
Arnold Moss
as Micha
Karl 'Killer' Davis
as Slave Master
Rex Reason
as Marcellus Fabius
