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Lana Turner in a 112-minute fever dream of biblical thirst traps and pagan nonsense.

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The Prodigal (1955)

Technicolor campBiblical soap operaSword-and-sandal thirst

Overview

Adventure Drama

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.

Content warning

prostitute faith goddess dungeon human sacrifice priestess paganism pagan sexual obsession prodigal son+2 more

Religious hypocrisySexual manipulationCorrupting influence of wealth

Standout Aspects

Costume

Turner's absurdly revealing pagan priestess outfits.

Production

Lavish MGM sets that cost more than the script deserved.

Best for:Solo: Ironically appreciating 1950s Hollywood excess with wine.·Rewatch: Spotting which scenes Turner looks bored in.

Heads up:Sexual Content: Heavy 1950s-coded seduction and implied prostitution.·Disturbing: Human sacrifice scene played for titillation.

Director

Richard Thorpe

ReleasedMay 6, 1955

Runtime1h 52m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Top Cast

Lana Turner

Samarra

Edmund Purdom

Micah

Louis Calhern

Nahreeb

Audrey Dalton

Ruth

James Mitchell

Asham

Neville Brand

Rhakim

Walter Hampden

Eli

Taina Elg

Elissa

Francis L. Sullivan

Bosra

Joseph Wiseman

Carmish

John Dehner

Joram

Sandy Descher

Yasmin

Cecil Kellaway

Governor

Philip Tonge

Barber-Surgeon

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Trivia

MGM spent $2.9 million on this box office flop, making it one of 1955's most expensive failures.

Cultural

Released during Hollywood's biblical epic boom, it tried to out-spectacle DeMille but forgot coherent storytelling.

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