Sodom and Gomorrah
Seen it?1962 | 148 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved Mutiny on the Bounty, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
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 veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Aldrich
- Stewart GrangerLot
- Pier AngeliIldith
- Stanley BakerAstaroth
- Rossana PodestàShuah
- Rik BattagliaMelchor
- Giacomo Rossi StuartIshmael
- Scilla GabelTamar
- Anthony SteffenThe Captain
- Enzo FiermonteEber
- Gabriele TintiLieutenant