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Sodom and Gomorrah

- The cities that mocked the very name of God... The vengeance that tore the Earth asunder!

Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.

Release Date : 1962-10-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)TitanusPathé Consortium Cinéma20th Century Fox

Production Country : FranceItalyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah

Cast

Character Name : Lot

Original Name : Stewart Granger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ildith

Original Name : Pier Angeli

Gender : Female

Character Name : Astaroth

Original Name : Stanley Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shuah

Original Name : Rossana Podestà

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melchor

Original Name : Rik Battaglia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ishmael

Original Name : Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tamar

Original Name : Scilla Gabel

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Captain

Original Name : Anthony Steffen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eber

Original Name : Enzo Fiermonte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant

Original Name : Gabriele Tinti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Segur

Original Name : Daniele Vargas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maleb

Original Name : Claudia Mori

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alabias

Original Name : Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orphea

Original Name : Mitsuko Takara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Isaac

Original Name : Massimo Pietrobon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arno

Original Name : Mimmo Palmara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rich Hebrew Woman

Original Name : Liana Del Balzo

Gender : Female

Character Name : 1st Old Man

Original Name : Francesco Tensi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eber's Son

Original Name : Andrea Tagliabue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Alice Kessler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Ellen Kessler

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Queen

Original Name : Anouk Aimée

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Emilio Messina

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Roberto Messina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nakur

Original Name : Aldo Silvani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Genere (uncredited)

Original Name : Armando Fracassi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eber's Other Son (uncredited)

Original Name : Vittorio Artesi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eric (uncredited)

Original Name : Lars Bloch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Sal Borgese

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : Omero Capanna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Banquet (uncredited)

Original Name : Angelo Casadei

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer in Sodom (uncredited)

Original Name : Pietro Ceccarelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Felleghy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hebrew (uncredited)

Original Name : Armando Fracassi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Malik (uncredited)

Original Name : Giovanna Galletti

Gender : Female

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Valentino Macchi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Panicking Sodomite (uncredited)

Original Name : Cesare Martignoni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Mario Novelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtier (uncredited)

Original Name : Loredana Nusciak

Gender : Female

Character Name : Queen's Cupbearer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mimmo Poli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hebrew leaving Sodom (uncredited)

Original Name : Antonio Proietti

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Renato Terra

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Can the Hebrews and the Sodomites co-exist? Sodom and Gomorrah is directed by Robert Aldrich and co written by Hugo Butler and Giorgio Prosperi. It stars Stewart Granger, Stanley Baker, Pier Angeli, Rossana Podestà, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart and Scilla Gabel. Music is by Miklós Rózsa and cinematography by Silvano Ippoliti, Cyril J. Knowles and Mario Montuori. The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah. Regardless of the fact it leaves some of the Bible story behind, it simply is not a good film. It's a tired Biblical epic that finds Granger and Baker manfully trying to ignore how low they have got as they are surrounded by a bunch of no mark actors trying to make a sword and sandals piece work. It lacks dynamism, the Euro production barely masking what a elongated bore the story is. It looks nice at times, the great Ken Adam creating some eye pleasing sets and the location photography (Morocco/Italy) provides a suitable backdrop, but come the hokey and cheap looking finale you realise there's been too much talky intrigue and not enough pulse raising. 5/10

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-19

Given the cast and what looks like a decent allocation of resources, this ought to have been much better. As it is, it is very much a poor cousin in the family of biblical epics - despite the fact that it has one of the better stories from the Old testament. Lot (Stewart Granger) is the leader of the Hebrews who rather naively believes that he and his tribe can peacefully co-exist with the rather decadent and profligate Sodomites under their Queen (Anouk Aimee). Stanley Baker (Astaroth) provides the jealousy and plotting and Pier Angeli the smouldering glamour. The tale is pretty much faithful to the Genesis chapters from which it comes, but it is a very slow-burning, stodgy affair that takes an age to get going. Baker (not often said) is by far the more engaging character of the four leading roles, otherwise it is really just a lavishly staged and costumed portrayal of decadence and luxury with an instantly recognisable score from Miklós Rósza. Granger was a class act on screen; he had charisma in spades which he uses to less effect here but he still lends enough presence to keep this from being a total write off.