Salome
1953 · 103 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 2,350 VOTES · DIR. William Dieterle
Overview
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...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,247 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 [###]
00:05:21 you heard?
00:08:08 commander of the 9th Legion.
00:11:39 Why are you so afraid, Marcellus? What can he do?
00:14:51 We must cast off immediately, sir, or lose the tide until morning.
00:18:23 All I want is no Roman near me.
00:22:26 Land ho!
00:28:04 It is like I have never lived here at all.
00:33:44 Take me to your king. I will convey your message.
00:37:26 I know that it is useless to assure you
00:41:29 Of course, I shall do my feeble best to amuse you.
00:44:53 Why does he denounce them?
00:48:47 I will have you silenced. Daughter of Herodias!
00:51:41 We will continue later.
00:55:51 And that is our great hope, that humanity will prevail.
00:58:59 Sire, to what end?
01:02:34 Only that the Lord has sent me
01:05:16 And I have been ordained to root out sin
01:08:49 Splendid.
01:12:08 Immortality.
01:15:46 I can see.
01:19:42 Dance for him tonight.
01:23:54 And while others rolled back the stone, he raised his head and prayed.
01:29:05 I can only release the prisoner by orders of His Majesty, the king.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,247
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:29:05
Production Record
DirectorWilliam Dieterle
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,350