ESTHER AND THE KING
synopsis
Two decades before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington on Dynasty (1981), Dame Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. The setting is Persia in the fourth century B.C., as Esther comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The King has been trying to stifle and defeat the campaign of hatred fomented 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.
original title: | Esther and the King |
working title: | The Story of Esther |
country: | Italy, United States |
year: | 1960 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Raoul Walsh, Mario Bava |
film run: | 109' |
release date: | UK 05/01/1961, FI 17/02/1961, IT 17/02/1961, DE 03/03/1961, SE 04/04/1961, FR 14/07/1961, ES 02/04/1962 |
cast: | Joan Collins, Sergio Fantoni, Rik Battaglia, Renato Baldini, Gabriele Tinti, Rosalba Neri, Walter Williams, Folco Lulli |
cinematography by: | Mario Bava |
art director: | Giorgio Giovannini |
music: | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Roberto Nicolosi |