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Solomon and Sheba (1959)

139 min  -  Drama | History | Romance  -   25 December 1959 (USA)
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Director:

King Vidor

Writers:

Crane Wilbur (story), Anthony Veiller (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Yul Brynner ...
Gina Lollobrigida ...
George Sanders ...
Marisa Pavan Marisa Pavan ...
David Farrar ...
Pharaoh
John Crawford John Crawford ...
Finlay Currie Finlay Currie ...
Harry Andrews ...
Baltor
José Nieto José Nieto ...
Ahab (as Jose Nieto)
Maruchi Fresno Maruchi Fresno ...
William Devlin William Devlin ...
Jack Gwillim ...
Josiah
Jean Anderson Jean Anderson ...
Takyan
Laurence Naismith Laurence Naismith ...
Hezrai (as Lawrence Naismith)
Julio Peña Julio Peña ...
Zadok (as Julio Pena)
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Storyline

Shortly before his death in ancient Israel King David has a vision from God telling him that his younger son Solomon should succeed him as king. His other son Adonijah is unhappy and vows to attain the throne. Meanwhile the Egyptian Pharoah agrees to cede a Red Sea port to the Queen of Sheba is she can find a way to destroy Solomon, whose wisdom and benevolent rule is seen as a threat to more tyrannical monarchs in the region. Sheba, Pharoah, Adonijah, the leaders of the Twelve Tribes and his own God make life difficult for Solomon who is tempted by Sheba to stray. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>  

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King | Queen | Israel | God | Pharaoh  | See more »

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Salomón y la reina de Saba See more »

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Several characters refer to God as "Jehovah," which is the Latin name for God. "Yahweh" is the Hebrew name. See more »

Quotes

Solomon: From the first, I knew that behind those lovely eyes is the brain of a very clever woman, who could never have traveled eight hundred leagues without a purpose.
Sheba: You have found me out. How could I hope to deceive you? I have been trying to entrap you, with these (shakes arms), to bind you with soft chains, so that I may do with you as I will.
Solomon: Every woman demands a price from a man.
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Connections

Version of Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba (1952) See more »