Drama ·Adventure · United States of America · 1955 · 1h 52m

The Prodigal

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Director
Richard Thorpe
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
Crew
Joseph Ruttenberg — Director of Photography Harold F. Kress — Editor Bronislau Kaper — Original Music Composer Maurice Zimm — Screenplay Charles Schnee — Producer Herschel McCoy — Costume Design
Tagline

The story of Woman's Beauty and Man's Temptation!

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
prostitutesexual obsessionfaithhuman sacrificegoddesspaganismdungeonpaganpriestesslove potionprodigal sonrunaway slave
Key Collaborators
Richard Thorpe Director Joseph Ruttenberg Director of Photography Harold F. Kress Editor Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer Maurice Zimm Screenplay Charles Schnee Producer Herschel McCoy Costume Design
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