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Solomon and Sheba( 1959)

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Overview

Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Yul Brynner

      Solomon

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      Gina Lollobrigida

      Sheba

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      George Sanders

      Adonijah

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      Marisa Pavan

      Abishag

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      David Farrar

      Pharaoh

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      John Crawford

      Joab

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      Finlay Currie

      David

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      Harry Andrews

      Baltor

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      José Nieto

      Ahab

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      Maruchi Fresno

      Bathsheba

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      William Devlin

      Nathan

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      Jack Gwillim

      Josiah

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      Jean Anderson

      Takyan

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      Laurence Naismith

      Hezrai

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      Julio Peña

      Zadok

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      Claude Dantes

      Mother of Disputed Child (uncredited)

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      Félix de Pomés

      Egyptian General (uncredited)

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      Alejandro Rey

      Sittar (uncredited)

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      Anne Scott

      Girl (uncredited)

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      Virgílio Teixeira

      (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Aug 23 2015
    It is said that Solomon is wise. But no matter how wise he may be, he is still human, with a human weakness. Solomon and Sheba is directed by King Vidor and collectively written by Anthony Veiller, Paul Dudley, George Bruce and Crane Wilbur. It stars Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Pavan, George Sanders, David Farrar, Harry Andrews, John Crawford and Laurence Naismith. Music is by Mario Nascimbene and cinematography by Fred A. Young. A fictionalised screenplay cribs from parts of the Bible, where the story here follows the relationship between Solomon of Israel and the Queen of She...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    5000000.00

    Revenue

    12200000.00

    Keywords

    • epic
    • egypt
    • israel
    • religion and supernatural
    • ancient israel
    • 10th century bc