- Actors: Pier Angeli , Stanley Baker , Anouk Aimée Stewart Granger
- Directors: Robert Aldrich
- Classification: PG
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000N28BIS
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 42,558 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Product Description
This 111-minute Biblical epic about salt and sin is directed by Robert Aldrich and has enough dynamic interactions between its chief protagonists to sustain interest in-between climactic scenes. Stewart Granger is Lot, the Hebrew leader who takes his people to camp in the Valley of Jordan only to find that they are caught between the Helamites on the one hand, and the wicked Queen Bera (Anouk Aimee) on the other. She rules over the twin cesspools of Sodom and Gomorrah and is beleaguered by a crafty brother who wants the scepter she now wields. The Queen makes a pact with Lot that he can stay with the Hebrews in the valley as long as he defends it -- she wants to use him and the Hebrews as a first line of defense against the Helamites. To seal the pact, she gives Lot her best slave Ildith (Pier Angeli) to be his wife. Adventures and excitement prevails as Lot and the Hebrews brave one challenge after the other -- until Lot realizes that his people are being corrupted by the environment of Sodom and Gomorrah and eventually receives a Divine vision and knows he has to lead the Hebrews away from here. Special effects are impressive and take much of the impact away from the fate of Ildith, as she turns one last time to look back at the crumbling cities
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This shockingly bad print/transfer defies belief. The image is terrible and the sound just as bad, Also it is not correctly framed. I watched 2 minutes and could not stand any more. Under no circumstances buy this version. I don't know if the other version on Amazon is any better - I just know it cannot be any worse!!!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"Sodom and Gomorrah" is a reasonably entertaining,if overlong, drama loosely based on the Biblical story about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.It features a show stealing performance by Anouk Aimee as the glamorous,wicked,lesbian Queen of Sodom ,with Stewart Grainger playing the role of Lot,the leader of one branch of God's Chosen People.The film starts with Lot's God-fearing people living close by,but separate from,the hedonistic,amoral Sodomites.However eventually they are driven by circumstances into living inside Sodom, optimistically hoping to convert the Sodomites to decency, but surprise ,surprise, it is Lot's people who end up being corrupted. The moral of this film is that co-existence with a race of scumbags isn't possible unless you become scumbags as well. As I said, the film is only loosely based on the Biblical story in which Lot's uncle Abraham played a leading role in the events and where only Lot and his family were saved from the destruction of the two cities.The film does drag on somewhat and it features a protracted battle scene, intrigues amid the Sodomite leadership and a few love stories as well.It is a decent enough Biblical epic ,but not really in the same league as the likes of "The Ten Commandments" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told" which were released around the same time.
Format:DVD
Wonderful Sunday film - snuggled up with a duvet on the sofa watching a good old classic movie , if you know the story you know how it will all end but this film still keeps you intrested all the way through
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