''Salomé'' is a 2013 American drama film edited from the 2011 film ''

Wilde Salomé ''Wilde Salomé'' is a 2011 American docudrama written, directed by, and starring Al Pacino. An exploration of Oscar Wilde's 1891 play ''Salome (play), Salomé'', the film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. At the festival, ...

'', written and directed by

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, and starring Pacino and

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. It was released theatrically on August 10, 2013 in the United States and on September 21, 2014 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The film is a

companion piece ''Companion Piece'' is an original novella written by Robert Perry and Mike Tucker and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Seventh Doctor and Catherine Katherine, also sp ...

to Pacino's ''

'', an experimental film which featured a documentary (mixed with dramatic performances) based on

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

's 1891

play of the same name Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Pla ...

. ''Salomé'' presents instead the narrative and drama elements of the first film in its full form.

Cast

as Salomé *

as King Herod * Kevin Anderson as John the Baptist * Roxanne Hart as Queen Herodias

References

External links

* * 2013 films 2013 drama films Films directed by Al Pacino Films based on the Gospels Cultural depictions of John the Baptist Films based on Salome (play) American drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-drama-film-stub