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27/10/1959 History, Romance, War 2h 19m
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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.

  1. King Vidor

    Director

  2. Crane Wilbur

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Yul Brynner

    Solomon

  2. Gina Lollobrigida

    Sheba

  3. George Sanders

    Adonijah

  4. Marisa Pavan

    Abishag

  5. David Farrar

    Pharaoh

  6. John Crawford

    Joab

  7. Finlay Currie

    David

  8. Harry Andrews

    Baltor

  9. José Nieto

    Ahab

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-08-23
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 Sh...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,000,000.00

Revenue
$12,200,000.00

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