Granger and Pier Angeli hated each other so much they refused to communicate except for the time when Angeli told him he was the only one of the film’s leading actors she had not slept with while on location. Filmed in Morocco with scorpions and snakes everywhere, it was a difficult production with lots of injuries including the two main stars Stewart Granger and Stanley Baker spraining their back and almost losing a finger respectively. It was directed by Robert Aldrich, a strange choice perhaps for this film, and to be honest you’d swear Cecil B.De Mille made it if you didn’t know otherwise. I always enjoy watching this film though in fact, I’ve seen it more often than some of the more praised examples of the genre.
#THE LAST DAYS OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH 1962 FULL#
It’s really a bit of a mess and is full of flaws where for instance, despite the title, is Gomorrah? It’s never mentioned, unless it’s supposed to be part of Sodom. It also has a fair bit of sex and violence, with bits of that odd Italian kind of sadism which was often on view during their horror films of the time. The film is quite interesting in several respects, such as the way it blends the ‘worthy’ Hollywood epic with the peplums that were churned out in droves in Italy before the spaghetti westerns took over.
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It seems to be mostly regarded as being awful, with its second unit director, a certain Sergio Leone, claiming that the most expressive actor was the pillar of salt which somebody turns into at the end. It’s certainly no classic like Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments, but this camp and corny Biblical epic is a lot of fun.
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A deal is made where the Hebrews can live on Sodomite land as long as they make grain and defend them against attackers, but parties on both sides are unhappy with both this and Lot’s relationship with Ildith, while more and more Hebrews start to enjoy the Sodomite lifestyle….ĭespite it being a really huge production, Sodom and Gomorah seems to have been almost forgotten since its release. As the Hebrews approach their destination, Lot meets the beautiful Ildith, and begins to fall for her despite her being a citizen of Sodom. Meanwhile, Lot leads his family and a tribe of Hebrews through the desert, hoping that he can find a permanent home for them along the fertile banks of the River Jordan. Queen Bera is unaware of the fact that her brother Astorath is plotting to overthrow her with the aid of the Elamites. In the desert lie the twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, full of vice and decadence. our aim, to make sure that you may have not missed the films that should be stood proud in your collection. So, now and again our official critics at the HCF headquarters have an urge to throw aside their new required copies of the week and dust down their old collection and bring them to the fore…. HCF may be one of the newest voices on the web for all things Horror and Cult, and while our aim is to bring you our best opinion of all the new and strange that hits the market, we still cannot forget about our old loves, the films that made us want to create the website to spread the word. Starring: Pier Angeli, Rossana Podesta, Stanley Baker, Steward Granger Written by: Giorgio Prosperi, Hugo Butler