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Salome's Last Dance
“Notorious, scandalous, Wilde!”
6.1 / 10• 1988• 1h 29m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
London, England, November 5th, 1892, Guy Fawkes Night. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas discreetly go to a luxury brothel where the owner, Alfred Taylor, has prepared a surprise for the renowned author: a private and very special performance of his play Salome, banned by the authorities, in which Taylor himself and the peculiar inhabitants of the exclusive establishment will participate.
Cast & Crew
Glenda Jackson
Herodias / Lady Alice
Lead
Stratford Johns
Herod / Alfred Taylor
Nickolas Grace
Oscar Wilde
Douglas Hodge
John the Baptist / 'Bosey'
Imogen Millais Scott
Salome / Rose
Denis Lill
Tigellenus / Chilvers
RL
Russell Lee Nash
Pageboy
Ken Russell
Cappadocian
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Russell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Salome's Last Dance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
