The Birth of Salome

The Birth of Salome
Directed by	Jean Choux
Written by	Jean Choux Cesare Meano
Based on	The Birth of Salome by Cesare Meano
Produced by	Andrea Di Robilant Augusto Turati
Starring	Conchita Montenegro Armando Falconi Nerio Bernardi
Cinematography	Carlo Montuori
Edited by	Vincenzo Zampi
Music by	Alessandro Cicognini
Production companies	Duro Films Stella Film
Distributed by	Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane
Release date	13 July 1940 (1940-07-13)
Running time	77 minutes
Countries	Italy Spain
Language	Italian

The Birth of Salome (Italian: La nascita di Salomè, Spanish: El nacimiento de Salomé) is a 1940 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Jean Choux and starring Conchita Montenegro, Armando Falconi and Nerio Bernardi. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Giorgio Pinzauti and Ivo Battelli.

Cast

• Conchita Montenegro as Deliah
• Armando Falconi as Aristobulo
• Fernando Freyre de Andrade as Mardocheo
• Nerio Bernardi as Il re dei Parti
• María Gámez as Salomè
• Luis Peña as Kadòr, l'ambasciatore
• Primo Carnera as Il lottatore
• Marika Spada as Un'ancella
• Salvatore Furnari as Il nano
• Emilio Gutiérrez
• Miguel Pozanco
• Giorgio Gentile
• Iginia Armilli
• Ugo Pozzi
• Vanda Martínez
• Alda Perosino
• Loredana
• Bebi Nucci
• Tony D'Algy
• Irene Caba Alba
• José Portes

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Birth of Salome at IMDb