Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)

Sex, torture and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews, believes his people can co-exist with the Sodomites, a disastrous decision.

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Hugo Butler (original screenplay), Giorgio Prosperi (original screenplay assisted by),

Stars:

Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stewart Granger	...	Lot
Pier Angeli	...	Ildith
Stanley Baker	...	Astaroth
Rossana Podestà	...	Shuah (as Rossana Podesta)
Rik Battaglia	...	Melchior
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart	...	Ishmael (as Giacomo Rossi Stuart)
Scilla Gabel	...	Tamar
Anthony Steffen	...	The Captain (as Antonio De Teffe)
Gabriele Tinti	...	Lieutenant
Enzo Fiermonte	...	Eber
Daniele Vargas	...	Segur
Claudia Mori	...	Maleb
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.	...	Alabias (as Feodor Chaliapin)
Mitsuko Takara	...	Orphea (as Mitzuko Takara)
Massimo Pietrobon	...	Isaac

Storyline

Sex, torture and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews, believes his people can co-exist with the Sodomites, a disastrous decision.

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Plot Keywords:

torture | sodom and gomorrah | sodom | biblical | gomorrah | 

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Taglines:

Twin Cities of SIN

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

USA Italy France

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 January 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah

Filming Locations:

Ait Benhaddou, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Titanus, Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

154 min 141 min (1963) 117 min (1979) 115 min (heavily cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Twentieth Century Fox staged the world premiere of the film at Wilmington, Delaware's Rialto Theater.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 20 mins) During the overhead scene which shows the men riding horses toward battle, you can see vehicle tire tracks.

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Quotes

Lot: Separate... but in their full view...

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Connections

Edited into Ancient Secrets of the Bible (1992)

User Reviews

Interesting & Entertaining but Bible purists will object.

An overlooked movie of a whole genre of films that was popular during its era. Like most biblical epics of this type they sometimes wonder away from the scriptural story as recorded in the Bible and this may be its one drawback. In a way it drifts just a little to far away from the scriptures so most bible purists will have trouble accepting this film as a close representation of the scriptures. However, overall it's an interesting and entertaining film.