Esther and the King (1960)
- Directed by
- Raoul Walsh, Mario Bava
- Genre
- sword-and-sandal film, romance film
- Country
- Italy, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Queen Esther uses her position to save the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them. The story follows her marriage to King Ahasuerus and her courage in revealing a conspiracy.
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What happens
Esther and the King (Italian: Ester e il re) is a 1960 religious epic film produced and directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Joan Collins as Esther, Richard Egan as Ahasuerus, and Denis O'Dea as Mordecai. Walsh and Michael Elkins wrote the screenplay, which was based on the Book of Esther of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. An international co-production released by 20th Century-Fox, Esther and the King was filmed in Italy in the CinemaScope format (although not signed as such) and the Technicolor color process. Mario Bava, the film's cinematographer, was credited as a co-director on Italian prints of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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