The Prodigal (1955)
1h 52m
Running Time
May 6, 1955Release Date
The Prodigal (1955)
1h 52m
Running Time
May 6, 1955Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Joseph Breen
Writer
Philip Tonge
Barber-Surgeon
David Leonard
Blind Man
Henry Daniell
Ramadi
Paul Cavanagh
Tobiah
Dayton Lummis
Caleb
Tracey Roberts
Tahra
Jarma Lewis
Uba
Jay Novello
Merchant
Dorothy Adams
Carpenter's Wife
Peter DeBear
Carpenter's Son
Phyllis Graffeo
Miriam
Patricia Iannone
Deborah
Eugene Mazzola
David
George Sawaya
Kavak
Richard Devon
Risafe
Ann Cameron
Lahla
Gloria Dea
Faradine
John Rosser
Lirhan
Charles Wagenheim
Zubeir
John George
Citizen (uncredited)
Booth Colman
Barber (uncredited)
John Damler
Jailer (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Murderer (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Mother (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Slave (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Tailor (uncredited)
Allison Hayes
(uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Chieftain
Diana Deane
Woman (uncredited)
Richard Thorpe
Director
Samuel James Larsen
Adaptation
Joseph I. Breen
Adaptation
Maurice Zimm
Screenplay
Bronislau Kaper
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 6, 1955
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
faith
pagan
sexual obsession
prostitute
goddess
human sacrifice
paganism
dungeon
priestess
love potion
prodigal son
runaway slave
Wiki.
The Prodigal is a 1955 Eastmancolor biblical epic CinemaScope film made by MGM starring Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom. It was based on the New Testament parable about a selfish son who leaves his family to pursue a life of pleasure. The film also features James Mitchell, Louis Calhern, Joseph Wiseman, Cecil Kellaway, Audrey Dalton, and Walter Hampden. Dancer Taina Elg made her film debut in The Prodigal.
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