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Salome's Last Dance
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.
Ken Russell
Casts & Crew
Glenda Jackson
Stratford Johns
Nickolas Grace
Douglas Hodge
Imogen Millais Scott
Denis Lill
Russell Lee Nash
Ken Russell
David Doyle
Warren Saire
Kenny Ireland
Michael van Wijk
Paul Clayton
Imogen Claire
Tim Potter
Matthew Taylor
Linzi Drew
Tina Shaw
Caron Anne Kelly
Mike Edmonds
Willie Coppen
Anthony Georghiou
Leon Herbert
Douglas Howes
Lionel Taylor
Colin Hunt
David Addison
Robert Goodey
Danny Godfrey
Alison Cella
Frank Cella
Simon Gilbey
James Harte
Martino Lazzeri
Sinead Lightly
Sheree Murphy
Charles Richards
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