''Wilde Salomé'' is a 2011 American

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written, directed by and starring

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 ...

. An exploration of

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'', the film premiered at the

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. At the festival, Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Filmmaker! Award and the film won the Queer Lion award. The United States premiere of ''Wilde Salomé'' was held on March 21, 2012, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco's

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. Marking the 130th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's visit to San Francisco, the premiere was a fundraiser for the GLBT Historical Society, with 1,000 tickets reserved for sale to the public. A new version of the film without the documentary elements, titled '' Salomé'', was released on August 10, 2013, in the United States and on September 21, 2014, in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Cast

as himself / King Herod /

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Salome Salome (; , related to , "peace"; ), also known as Salome III, was a Jews, Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New T ...

* Kevin Anderson as himself /

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 ...

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as herself * Roxanne Hart as

Herodias Herodias (; , ''Hērōidiás''; c. 15 BC – after AD 39) was a princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judea, Judaea during the time of the Roman Empire. Christian writings connect her with the Beheading of John the Baptist, execution of John the Ba ...

* Barry Navidi as himself * Joe Roseto as The Young Syrian / Narraboth / Captain of the Guard / Himself * Jack Stehlin as Nazarene / Jewish Leader / Himself * Steve Roman as the Cappadocian * Ozman Sirgood as King Herod / Desert Sequence * Geoffrey Owens as Tigellinus / Himself * Jack Huston as Lord Alfred

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 80%, based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6.32/10.

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gives the film a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilde Salome 2011 films 2011 drama films 2011 documentary films 2010s American films 2010s English-language films American docudrama films Documentary films about theatre Cultural depictions of John the Baptist Films based on the Gospels Films based on Salome (play) Films directed by Al Pacino Films scored by Jeff Beal Queer Lion winners Cultural depictions of Herod Antipas Cultural depictions of Oscar Wilde