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Sex, torture, and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews, believes that his people can co-exist with the Sodomites--a disastrous decision.Sex, torture, and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews, believes that his people can co-exist with the Sodomites--a disastrous decision.Sex, torture, and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews, believes that his people can co-exist with the Sodomites--a disastrous decision.
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- 1 nomination
Rossana Podestà
- Shuah
- (as Rossana Podesta)
Anthony Steffen
- The Captain
- (as Antonio De Teffe)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
- Alabias
- (as Feodor Chaliapin)
Mitsuko Takara
- Orphea
- (as Mitzuko Takara)
- Directors
- Robert Aldrich
- Sergio Leone(uncredited)
- Writers
- Hugo Butler
- Giorgio Prosperi
- Ernesto Gastaldi(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaSeveral film critics, who had clearly consulted their Bibles, noted that Bera, the King of Sodom and Gomorrah according to the Old Testament, had unaccountably undergone a sex-change for this film becoming Queen Bera and played by Anouk Aimee.
- GoofsAlthough the special effects for 1962 or fairly good, during the destruction of Sodom the giant blocks that fall to the ground bounce around like beach balls, and in several shots are kicked around by the panicked public like chunks of plastic foam.
- Quotes
Queen Bera: Hebrews and Sodomites: Greetings!
- ConnectionsEdited into The Man Who Saved the World (1982)
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Pretty Good Special Effects for Its Time
While there isn't much in this movie that is Biblically correct I still thought it was an enjoyable film all the same. Essentially, "Lot" (Stewart Granger) has decided to relocate his followers and herds to the lush plain of Jordan in which the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are located. It is at this point where Hollywood takes over and everything is radically different from the Scriptures. Be that as it may, "Bera" (Anouk Aimee), the Queen of Sodom and Gomorrah, recognizes that the Elamites are a threat to her cities and is desperate to protect her position at all costs. So when the Hebrews (led by Lot) enter the plain of Jordan she hastily forms an alliance with them. Lot agrees due in large part to his naive assumption that he can eventually convince the people of Sodom and Gomorrah to abandon their wicked ways. What he doesn't consider is that the Hebrews are also capable of adopting the ways of Sodom and Gomorrah as well. At any rate, rather than spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it, I will just reiterate that what follows is not found in the Book of Genesis. But it is an exciting film with good acting by Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli (as Lot's wife "Ildith") and the aforementioned Anouk Aimee. It also has some nice scenery and some pretty good special effects for its time. However, it is rather long (154 minutes) and the manner in which the writers transform Lot into a combination of both Abraham and Moses is a bit far-fetched. But that's Hollywood I suppose. Slightly above average.
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- Also known as
- The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah
- Filming locations
- Marrakech, Morocco(flood -and battle scenes)
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- Gross US & Canada
- $5,450,000
- Runtime2 hours 34 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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