

The Prodigal
1955-05-06 · 112 min · ★ 4.6
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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- Directors
- Richard Thorpe
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Lana TurnerSamarra
Edmund PurdomMicah
Louis CalhernNahreeb
Audrey DaltonRuth
James MitchellAsham
Neville BrandRhakim
Walter HampdenEli
Taina ElgElissa
Francis L. SullivanBosra
Joseph WisemanCarmish
John DehnerJoram
Sandy DescherYasmin
Cecil KellawayGovernor
Philip TongeBarber-Surgeon
Henry DaniellRamadi
Paul CavanaghTobiah
Dayton LummisCaleb
Tracey RobertsTahra
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