Salome's Last Dance(1988)
Notorious, scandalous, Wilde!
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.
Movie: Salome's Last Dance
Top 10 Billed Cast
Herodias / Lady Alice
Herod / Alfred Taylor
Oscar Wilde
John the Baptist / 'Bosey'
Salome / Rose
Tigellenus / Chilvers
Cappadocian
A. Nubin
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