The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah (aka Sodom and Gomorrah)

Never knew there was a movie based on the biblical story of Sodom & Gomorrah, and when I found out about it I had to have it. The film was a great visual to add to wonderful story in the Bible of the destruction of a sinful city who would not repent and line up with will of God. I truly enjoyed and loved it.

I was a bit hesitant to purchase this D.V.D. because of its foreign origins, but my concerns were unwarranted. The D.V.D.'s played perfectly. The aspect ratio seemed to be a bit off as some of the lettering at the beginning appeared cropped. Other than that the film quality & sound were fine. There are deviations from biblical scripture & historical accuracy, but that is pretty much the norm when they make movies based on scripture. All in all this is a very enjoyable movie & a great addition for those who collect Biblical, Historical or Sword & Sandal films. Fans of Stewart Granger will want to snatch this film up as he delivers a great performance portraying Lot as the leader of a band of Hebrews who decide to settle on the outskirts of the twin cities of Sodom & Gomorrah. While doing his best to be non violent when forced to fight Lot wields his curved shepherds staff with martial skill! There is some great fight choreography where Lot uses the curved end of his staff to put a key lock on his enemies arm, catches his foe around the neck & spins him around a around until with a twist of his staff sends him sailing through the air as effectively as a Judo throw! There is a lot of action & while it may not be 100% accurate to scripture it still holds on to the main values of this Bible story. Scholar's of History or the Bible could pick this movie apart but I am happy to add it to my collection of Biblically based movies. With todays special effects I would like to see a lot more Biblical movies made for the big screen. Recently I was asked what I thought about the new movie version of "Noah" & my answer was " I am happy to see directors brave enough to bring religious movies to the big screen." I also told my friend that I realized there were a lot of inaccuracies but thought that was a compromise I was willing to except if it made more young people interested in the Bible & that their parents could tell them the correct story or better yet let the young people read the story themselves from the Bible. The same goes for this movie. Even for those not into religion this movie holds its own as a action adventure tale.

Used to watch when I was young. So the D.V.D had to get it.

It looks like a home conversion that originally was widescreen. You can see the bars across the top and bottom as well as sidebars that cut the widescreen off. The movie itself is good but not great.

Even though some of the reviews I read before purchasing this movie were somewhat truthful as to the production and directing of this classic, I found the storyline and Biblical element wonderful. I have always been interested in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah although the telling of it in this particular movie may leave you somewhat in disbelief, you still have to understand the intention and the directors interpretation......I still rate it 5 stars because of the amount of work it took to make this movie...!!!

I wish, I wish, I wish there were another way to see this movie than either subscribe to Fox Movie Channel, borrow it from a very quirky friend with an extensive love of classic Biblical cinema, or take the plunge and buy one of the questionable DVDs of it. Ultimately, I'm not sorry I took the plunge. The acting is remarkably atrocious, thanks in large part to the unspeakably awkward dialogue, but the special effects (for the time) are astounding-- especially the sprawling climax and the huge battle midway through the film-- and we daren't forget Miklos Rozsa's wondrous score, although the score does actually stand better on its own than in this camperific clunker. You'll probably hate Stewart Granger (if you don't already). Anouk Aimee runs away with the show, brilliantly campy as the Queen of Sodom (is there any other way to play a character with a title like that?), and Pier Angeli manages to pull off the role of Lot's exotically sensuous yet decidedly noble wife with ease. Never mind that Prosperi and Butler's script transforms the whole fable into a semi-allegorical tale of Felliniesque excess centering on a sanctimonious sheep dandy whose constant references to the strength and glory of Jehovah must make even the most firmly faithful viewers roll their eyes every time he opens his mouth. The story really doesn't make much sense, but it's better than many other similar productions of Old Hollywood-- among them "Demetrius and the Gladiators" and "The Silver Chalice." And despite being even preachier than John Huston's "The Bible," it works twice as well as pure entertainment. The two-disc Castaways DVD is a sad affair, though. The packaging is (I cannot emphasize this strongly enough) hideous, the whole two-and-a-half-hour movie is divided into six individual chapters of about 25 minutes each, and the greatly needed English subtitles (though I'm glad they're there at all) read almost like a bad joke. It is in widescreen (not enhanced for widescreen TVs) but omits the overture, intermission, and (one of the most beautiful and lush pieces of music ever written for film) the exit music. It would be nice to see this movie get a decent DVD release, but it's not worth actually buying another. My advice is, unless you're a huge fan of either the genre or some artistic participant in the movie, like the composer or one of the actors, forgo the experience.

WATCHING IT RIGHT NOW! GREAT LOCATION* --- GREAT CASTING ESPECIALLY JUDITH (REBECCA/DANVERS) ANDERSON. ALAN MOVING AS JOHN BAPTIST* WANTED TO SEE LOT'S WIFE AS PILLAR OF SALT*! PERFORMANCES/SCRIPT HELD MY ATTENTION" RIGHT THERE WITH "THE EGYPTIAN " ***GREAT CAST OF COURT LADIES/DANCERS/MUSICIANS---COLOR !***

I LOVE GOOD CHRISTIAN MOVIES THAT HAS TRUE FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS ONE IS AN EYE OPENER. I WONDER ABOUT THE SAULT, I GUESS THAT IS WHY THE BIBLE SPEAKS OF TURNING INTO SAULT. YOU DON'T HEAR THAT TAUGHT OR PREACHED IN CHURCH SVC, I HAVE NOT I SHOULD SAY. I DO TELL THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN MOVIES.

a very good recordingit is nice to see

I had watched this movie over 40 years ago with my dad. I so enjoyed watching Stewart Granger. I recommend this movie. Janette

good

Replacement Disc's are OK but the Master Tape could do restoration.

The seller was fine and the product as described. But I have yet to see a DVD of this movie with good, let alone excellent, video presentation. The movie should be done in a high quality Blu Ray format in the future, if possible.