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Esther and the King (1960) -- Esther and the King

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4.8/10   175 votes
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Directors:
Writers:
Raoul Walsh (screenplay) and
Michael Elkins (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 December 1960 (USA) more
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Nice Adaptation of the Book of Esther more (11 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Esther e il Re (Italy)
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Runtime:
109 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) | USA:Approved (certificate #19742) | Finland:K-16
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Quotes:
King Ahasuerus: Now I will stem the ambitions of that young Macedonian upstart. Whar's his name?
Haman: Alexander.
King Ahasuerus: That's it.
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Version of Esther (1999) (TV) more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Nice Adaptation of the Book of Esther, 3 January 2005
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Author: siameseoverlord (siameseoverlord@yahoo.com) from California, USA

I just got finished seeing this historical drama. As a religious Jew, I wondered how the story would be played out on the big screen. I enjoyed it very much, even though it has a lot of "historical liberties". Overall, its a pretty good version of the Book of Esther, and while not as big an epic as The Ten Commandments, it still adds in a little "extra" drama to keep the non-Jewish audience interested. While not exactly what happened, most of the story is accurate.

Joan Collins is very beautiful, and gives a believable performance as Esther, and Dennis O'Dea is excellent as Mordcai. The Actors playing King Ahaserous, and Prince Haman, were just a little too clean-shaven and handsome; but that's Hollywood!

I will probably watch it again, before I un-tivo it...

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