Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
“ The cities that mocked the very name of God... The vengeance that tore the Earth asunder! ”
CINEMA1962-10-04
RegionFR / IT
Runtime148 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Its age would normally count against it, but no later film has convincingly replaced it as a substantial screen version of Sodom, Lot, and the destruction of the cities. Large-scale sets and classical spectacle give this difficult section of Genesis a cinematic presence that modern biblical film has rarely attempted again.”
Storyline
Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the ...
DIRECTOR / Director
Robert Aldrich
KEYWORDS
bibleslaveold testament
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Its age would normally count against it, but no later film has convincingly replaced it as a substantial screen version of Sodom, Lot, and the destruction of the cities. Large-scale sets and classical spectacle give this difficult section of Genesis a cinematic presence that modern biblical film has rarely attempted again.
