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4.6A 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.
Released: 1955-05-06112 minDir: Richard ThorpeDrama, Adventure
Cast
- Lana Turner as Samarra
- Edmund Purdom as Micah
- Louis Calhern as Nahreeb
- Audrey Dalton as Ruth
- James Mitchell as Asham
- Neville Brand as Rhakim
Themes
- prostitute
- sexual obsession
- faith
- human sacrifice
- goddess
- paganism
- dungeon
- pagan
- priestess
- love potion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Thorpe
- Screenwriter
- Joseph Breen
- Cast member
- Richard Devon
- Composer
- Bronisław Kaper
- Producer
- Charles Schnee
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Joseph Ruttenberg
- Narrative location
- Syria
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 359164
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Lana Turner in 'The Prodigal', 1955.jpg
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- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- title
- The Prodigal
- production designer
- Randall Duell
- film editor
- Harold F. Kress
- Commons category
- The Prodigal (1955 film)
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- inspired by
- Parable of the Prodigal Son
- set in period
- 70 BC
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