Sodom and Gomorrah (1963 film)
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Sodom and Gomorrah is the title of a 1963 film that is very loosely based on the Biblical tale of Sodom and Gomorrah. The alternative title for the film in the United States of America was The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah. The film was produced by Maurizio Lodi-Fe, Goffredo Lombardo, and Joseph E. Levine and has a running time of hundred and fifty-five minutes. It is available on VHS but not on Region 1 DVD. The film was released before the MPAA but would likely receive a "PG" rating.[citation needed]
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[edit] Cast and Crew
- Director - Robert Aldrich
- Writing Credits - Sergio Leone, Giorgio Prosperi and Ernesto Gastaldi
- Stewart Granger .... Lot
- Anouk Aimée .... Queen Bera
- Pier Angeli .... Ildith (as Anna Maria Pierangeli)
- Stanley Baker .... Prince Astaroth
- Rossana Podestà .... Shuah
- Rik Battaglia .... Melchior
- Giacomo Rossi-Stuart .... Ishmael
- Scilla Gabel .... Tamar
- Antonio De Teffè .... The Captain (as Antonio de Teffi)
- Gabriele Tinti .... Lieutenant
- Enzo Fiermonte .... Eber
- Daniele Vargas .... Segur
- Claudia Mori .... Maleb
- Feodor Chaliapin. .... Alabias (as Feodor Chaliapin)
- Mitsuko Takara .... Orphea
- Massimo Pietrobon .... Isaac
- Mimmo Palmara .... Arlok
- Liana Del Balzo .... Rich Hebrew Woman
- Francesco Tensi .... 1st Old Man
- Andrea Tagliabue .... Eber's Son
- Alice Kessler .... Dancer
- Ellen Kessler .... Dancer
- Vittorio Artesi .... Eber's Other Son (uncredited)
- Pietro Ceccarelli .... Officer in Sodom (uncredited)
- Giovanna Galletti .... Malik (uncredited)
- Primo Moroni .... 2nd Old Man (uncredited)
- Mimmo Poli .... Queen's Cupbearer
[edit] Storyline
Lot (Granger) takes his family and an entire tribe of Hebrew people to the City of Sodom where he meets the "Sodomites" (citizens of Sodom) authoritarian royal family watch and hopes that the Sodomites will allow the Hebrew people to live in peace. However, Lot is horrified to see the elites living in luxury, and using human slaves as servants, and for violent games of entertainment. Lot also becomes involved with one of the Queen Anouk Aimee's slave girl, and eventually the Hebrews and the Sodomites declare war on each other, while God destroys the city for its immorality. The central sins of Sodom appear to be slavery and brutality, with homosexuality only being alluded to.
The film is notable for featuring the last of Miklos Rozsa's epic film scores. Rozsa, who replaced Dimitri Tiomkin, thought the $7 million film was tacky and inferior. Although a complete version of the score has never been released on CD, selections from the score are available on two CDs: one from Cambria Records and Publishing, which is taken from the composer's mono recordings, and one from BMG, which is taken from the original LP.
Maurice Binder, who designed the credits for the James Bond films, directed the film's prologue. Another "Bond" film collaborator, Ken Adam, was the film's production designer.
[edit] Reviews
Time Out London review stated that the film was a "low point" in the director's career that the film represented a 1960s tackyness that is thankfully not seen anymore [1].
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