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

• DirectorClaude d'Anna
• Release31 July 1986
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 45m
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  4.6
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  The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions, Italian International Film, Dedalus Films, TF1 Films Production