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Esther and the King is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Mario Bava released in USA on 18 november 1960 with Joan Collins
Esther and the King (1960)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 18 november 1960
Length 1h49
OriginItalie
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Children's films
Rating55%
Ester e il re (English Translation: Esther and the King) is a 1960 Italian / American international co-production religious epic film directed (with Mario Bava, the film's director of photography, who was credited as a co-director on Italian prints of the film ), written, and produced by Raoul Walsh. It was made in Cinemascope and DeLuxe Color, and produced at 20th Century Fox/ Raoul Walsh Productions, and was released by 20th Century Fox. Joan Collins stars as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. Based on the Old Testament, this epic recreates the Book of Esther, the tale that is the basis for the Jewish celebration of Purim.
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The film is set in Persia in the 5th century BC. After the King’s wife is murdered, Esther (a Jewish woman) comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The king has been trying to stifle and defeat the campaign of hatred against the Jews by his evil minister Haman (Sergio Fantoni). Before the King can pair off with Esther and defeat the villainous Haman, there are several intervening adventures and an additional, attractive woman who competes for attention.Actors
Joan Collins
(Esther)
Richard Egan
(King Ahasuerus)
Denis O'Dea
(Mordecai)
Sergio Fantoni
(Haman)
Renato Baldini
(Klydrathes)
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