United States / May 06, 1955 / NR
The story of Woman's Beauty and Man's Temptation!
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Taina Elg | Elissa |
| Francis L. Sullivan | Bosra |
| Joseph Wiseman | Carmish |
| John Dehner | Joram |
| Sandy Descher | Yasmin |
| Cecil Kellaway | Governor |
| Philip Tonge | Barber-Surgeon |
| David Leonard | Blind Man |
| Henry Daniell | Ramadi |
| Paul Cavanagh | Tobiah |
| Dayton Lummis | Caleb |
| Tracey Roberts | Tahra |
| Jarma Lewis | Uba |
| Jay Novello | Merchant |
| Dorothy Adams | Carpenter's Wife |
| Peter DeBear | Carpenter's Son |
| Phyllis Graffeo | Miriam |
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| Patricia Iannone | Deborah |
| Eugene Mazzola | David |
| George Sawaya | Kavak |
| Richard Devon | Risafe |
| Ann Cameron | Lahla |
| Gloria Dea | Faradine |
| John Rosser | Lirhan |
| Charles Wagenheim | Zubeir |
| John George | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Booth Colman | Barber (uncredited) |
| John Damler | Jailer (uncredited) |
| I. Stanford Jolley | Murderer (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Neumann | Mother (uncredited) |
| Tom Steele | Slave (uncredited) |
| Joseph Mell | Tailor (uncredited) |
| Allison Hayes | (uncredited) |
| Chuck Roberson | Chieftain |
| Marion Ross | Greek (uncredited) |
| George Selk | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Almira Sessions | Woman Buying Grain (uncredited) |
| Ted Smile | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Stephen Soldi | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Sailor Vincent | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Pat Magurno | Egyptian (uncredited) |
| Herbert Lytton | Lame Man (uncredited) |
| Cliff Lyons | Harun (uncredited) |
| Melba Liston | Servant (uncredited) |
| George J. Lewis | Guard (uncredited) |
| Rex Lease | Purveyor (uncredited) |
| Richard LaMarr | Citizen (uncredited) |
| George Keymas | Scribe (uncredited) |
| Maria Haro | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Diane Gump | Fox (uncredited) |
| Jo Gilbert | Mother (uncredited) |
| Joanna Dale | Bunny (uncredited) |
| Willa Pearl Curtis | Nubian Woman (uncredited) |
| Larry Chance | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Argentina Brunetti | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Paul Bryar | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Zev Bufman | Worshipper (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Jolene Brand | Chinese (uncredited) |
| David Bond | Crier (uncredited) |
| Oscar Blank | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Eumenio Blanco | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Ray Beltram | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Sam Bagley | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Walter Bacon | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Alice Arzoumanian | Etruscan (uncredited) |
| Jessie Arnold | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| David Ahdar | Card Game Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Paul Ravel | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Jean Ransome | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Rose Plumer | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Gil Perkins | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Milicent Patrick | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Harvey Parry | Citizen (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Prodigal |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 6 maggio 1955 |
| Production | Charles Schnee |
| Writer | Maurice Zimm, Joseph I. Breen, Samuel James Larsen |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Assistant directors | Arvid Griffen, Hank Moonjean, Richard Thorpe |
| Camera operators | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Additional photography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Randall Duell, Henry Grace |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell, Edwin B. Willis, Henry Grace |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Henry Grace, Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell |
| Stunts | Joe Canutt, Chester Hayes, Chuck Hicks, John Hudkins, Cliff Lyons, Gil Perkins, Chuck Roberson, Louis Tomei, Terry Wilson |
| Music | Bronislau Kaper |
| Sound | Bronislau Kaper |
| Costume design | Herschel McCoy, Sydney Guilaroff, William Tuttle |
| Makeup | William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff, Herschel McCoy |
| Hairstyling | Sydney Guilaroff, William Tuttle, Herschel McCoy |
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