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11/06/1971 Drama, TV Movie 1h 21m
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Overview

Schroeter's virtuosic staging of the Oscar Wilde tragedy is a complex montage of image and sound, filmed on the grand steps of Baalbeck, the ancient Roman temple in Lebanon, and interweaving Lebanese and German folk songs with the music of Verdi, Wagner, Strauss, Mozart, Bellini, and Donizetti. Elfi Mikesch, the cinematographer of Schroeter’s later films, designed the film’s sumptuous costumes. A contemporary critic for Le Monde wrote admiringly of Schroeter’s depiction of "the deadly struggle between dark Christian morality and luminous paganism.“

  1. Werner Schroeter

    Director

  2. Oscar Wilde

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Mascha Rabben

    Salome

  2. Magdalena Montezuma

    Herodes

  3. Ellen Umlauf

    Herodias

  4. Thomas von Keyserling

    Jochanaan

  5. René Schoenenberger

    Narraboth

  6. Joachim Paede

    Page

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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