The Seventh Coin (1993)

In modern-day Jerusalem, an Arab boy and a beautiful American tourist are accidentally entrusted with a priceless coin from the age of King Herod. Soon the two are falling in love and ... See full summary »

Director:

Dror Soref

Writers:

Howard Delman, Michael Lewis,

Stars:

Alexandra Powers, Navin Chowdhry, Peter O'Toole

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexandra Powers	...	Ronnie
Navin Chowdhry	...	Salim
Peter O'Toole	...	Emil Saber
John Rhys-Davies	...	Captain Galil
Ally Walker	...	Lisa
Jill Novick	...	Brenda
Gilat Ankori	...	Ms. Weingarten (as Gilatt Ankori)
Whitman Mayo	...	Coin Shop Owner (as Witman Mayo)
Kay E. Kuter	...	Professor Walker
Arieh Elias	...	Fouad Zouabi
Nicholas Kallsen	...	Sammy
Mark Nelson	...	Librarian
Rami Danon	...	Henchman #1
Raffi Tavor	...	Henchman #2
Amnon Meskin	...	Butcher

Storyline

In modern-day Jerusalem, an Arab boy and a beautiful American tourist are accidentally entrusted with a priceless coin from the age of King Herod. Soon the two are falling in love and running for their lives from Emil Saber, a man obsessed with possessing the fabled coin at any cost.

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Plot Keywords:

coin | tourist | king herod | american | jerusalem | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA Israel

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

King Herod's Children

Filming Locations:

Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

April Communications, Orbit Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Lisa: Okay look, if I'm wrong, then you're the Post's new cover boy. But what if I'm right?

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Soundtracks

"MIDNIGHT"
Written by Misha Segal and Harriet Schock
Published by Pretty Elizabeth Music and More Future
Schock Songs

User Reviews

Superb visit to Old Jerusalem.

The acting, directing, editing and script are excellent. Cinematography is brilliant. A good treatment of greed, young love (without the obligatory sex scenes), class and cultural differences, the film's chase sequences are a brilliant kaleidescope of Old Jerusalem. It is difficult to believe that a visit there could be as visually rich as watching this film.

It is a relief to see a romantic young couple not grabbing for sex but rather more interested in each other's personalities and cultural differences. Their youth and innocence contrast strongly with the cadaverous presence of Peter O'Toole, whom greed has transformed into a caricature of human form, unalive to the vitality and beauty around him.