''Salomé'' is a 2013 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino ( ; ; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on stage and screen, Pacino is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. His career spans more than five decades, duri ...

and starring Pacino and

Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in projects with Feminism, feminist themes, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Jessica Chastain, various ...

. The film is edited from Pacino's '' Wilde Salomé'' (2011), an experimental film that features a documentary mixed with dramatic performances, based on

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...

's 1891 play. ''Salomé'' presents the narrative and drama elements of the first film.

Plot

Cast

as King Herod *

as Salomé * Kevin Anderson as

John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

* Roxanne Hart as Queen Herodias

Release

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

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 Cultural depictions of Herod Antipas English-language drama films {{2010s-US-drama-film-stub