Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)

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.

Date of release
1962-10-04
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (43)
Runtime
2h 28m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, History
Director
Robert Aldrich

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Sodom and Gomorrah
  • Filmed in: Morocco

Sodom and Gomorrah is a 1962 epic biblical film directed by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by Hugo Butler and Giorgio Prosperi, loosely based on the Biblical reading of Sodom and Gomorrah. An international co-production between France, Italy and the United States, the film stars Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker, Rossana Podestà, Rik Battaglia, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart and Anouk Aimée.

Production

Henry Koster was originally announced as director and Stephen Boyd as star. In August 1960, Titanus announced it would make the film with Joseph E. Levine and it would star Stewart Granger. In the fall, Robert Aldrich became attached as director.

Joseph E. Levine was enticed into a co-production with the Italian company Titanus. Levine:

All I saw was a bad script. They wanted a million dollars. I said "let's get a good script and spend two million. I'll put up 60% of two million." The cost went up to $6 million. But not out of my pocket. I pay only 60% of two million.

Sergio Leone was hired to shoot some second unit photography but he left during the shoot – either quitting or being fired. Location shooting took place near Marrakesh and the budget grew from $2 million to $5 million.

Stanley Baker and Joseph E. Levine got along so well during filming that Levine agreed to finance Zulu.

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