Though he's under pressure from his wife, Herodias, to kill John the Baptist, concerns about a prophecy that has identified the radical Christian as a holy man has King Herod of Galilee (Charles Laughton) worried. Yet, once the fiery preacher is returned to Galilee by the local commander of the Roman Legions, Claudius (Stewart Granger) - who's secretly become a follower of Jesus -- Herod...
