Salome's Last Dance

Ken Russell
1988-05-06

Notorious, scandalous, Wilde!
6.3
89 min

London, England, November 5th, 1892, Guy Fawkes Night. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas discreetly go to a luxury brothel where the owner, Alfred Taylor, has prepared a surprise for the renowned author: a private and very special performance of his play Salome, banned by the authorities, in which Taylor himself and the peculiar inhabitants of the exclusive establishment will participate.

Cast

Name Character Team
Glenda Jackson Herodias / Lady Alice Unowned
Stratford Johns Herod / Alfred Taylor Unowned
Nickolas Grace Oscar Wilde Unowned
Douglas Hodge John the Baptist / 'Bosey' Unowned
Imogen Millais Scott Salome / Rose Unowned
Denis Lill Tigellenus / Chilvers Unowned
Russell Lee Nash Pageboy Unowned
Ken Russell Cappadocian Unowned
David Doyle A. Nubin Unowned
Warren Saire Young Syrian Unowned
Kenny Ireland 1st Soldier Unowned
Michael van Wijk 2nd Soldier Unowned
Paul Clayton 1st Nazarean Unowned
Imogen Claire 2nd Nazarean Unowned
Tim Potter Pharisee Unowned
Matthew Taylor Sadducean Unowned
Linzi Drew 1st Slave Unowned
Tina Shaw 2nd Slave Unowned
Caron Anne Kelly 3rd Slave Unowned
Mike Edmonds 1st Jew Unowned
Willie Coppen 2nd Jew Unowned
Anthony Georghiou 3rd Jew Unowned
Leon Herbert Namaan Unowned
Douglas Howes Phoney Salome Unowned
Lionel Taylor Police Sergeant Unowned
Colin Hunt Police Constable #1 Unowned
David Addison Police Constable #2 Unowned
Robert Goodey Black Maria Driver Unowned
Danny Godfrey Hansom Cab Driver Unowned
Alison Cella Child #1 Unowned
Frank Cella Child #2 Unowned
Simon Gilbey Child #3 Unowned
James Harte Child #4 Unowned
Martino Lazzeri Child #5 Unowned
Sinead Lightly Child #6 Unowned
Sheree Murphy Child #7 Unowned
Charles Richards Child #8 Unowned