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Director:
King Vidor
Writers:
Crane Wilbur (story)
Anthony Veiller (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 December 1959 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Behold! The love story of the ages! more
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
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" You worship only one God, we have many to choose from " more (21 total)

Cast

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Yul Brynner ... Solomon

Gina Lollobrigida ... Sheba
George Sanders ... Adonijah
Marisa Pavan ... Abishag
David Farrar ... Pharaoh
John Crawford ... Joab
Finlay Currie ... David
Harry Andrews ... Baltor
José Nieto ... Ahab (as Jose Nieto)
Maruchi Fresno ... Bathsheba
William Devlin ... Nathan

Jack Gwillim ... Josiah
Jean Anderson ... Takyan
Laurence Naismith ... Hezrai (as Lawrence Naismith)
Julio Peña ... Zadok (as Julio Pena)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
139 min | 141 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
UK:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Madrid, Spain more
Company:
Edward Small Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Co-producer/star Tyrone Power had completed shooting more than half of the film when he collapsed during a duelling scene with George Sanders and died a few minutes later. Power was replaced in the role of Solomon by Yul Brynner, who refilmed all of Power's scenes. Power, however, is still visible in the film in long shots. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the climatic battle, in a shot of soldiers charging uphill, rubber spear points can be seen wiggling back and forth. 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Secret Life of Brian (2007) (TV) more

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" You worship only one God, we have many to choose from ", 26 August 2009
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Author: thinker1691 from USA

Back in the early history of Hollywood, during the 1950's, movie producers and gifted directors were often constricted and restricted in their efforts to produce memorable films. Take this one for instance. The film is called " Solomon (Yul Brynner) and Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida) " Some say they succeeded, others, especially modern critics used to a more tolerant set of guidelines, snicker at their censored efforts. The story is of the Bibical encounter between the wisest of all kings and the sultry queen from Sheba. Although many facts are distorted, the magnificence within the movie are surprisingly spectacular. Indeed, while viewing the gorgeous setting, elegant costumes and splendid scenery a plethora of questions arise. Things like, Solomon having a hundred wives, yet pursues Sheba like a lion after a kill. The Queen is given permission to have a pagan ritual to her God, however modern audiences view their exotic gyrating dance with yawing amusement. Still the cast of this film did a great job. George Sanders, David Farrar, John Crawford and Finlay Currie as David give this film it's legitimacy. Together they establish this colorful film as a movie original. ***

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