Solomon (TV 1997)

David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the ... See full summary »

Director:

Roger Young

Writer:

Bradley T. Winter (teleplay)

Stars:

Ben Cross, Anouk Aimée, Vivica A. Fox

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Cross	...	Solomon
Anouk Aimée	...	Bathsheba
Vivica A. Fox	...	Queen of Sheba
Max von Sydow	...	David
Maria Grazia Cucinotta	...	Abishag
Umberto Orsini	...	Nathan
Stefania Rocca	...	Hannah
Richard Dillane	...	Jeroboam
Marta Zoffoli	...	Basemah
Ivan Kaye	...	Adonijah
G.W. Bailey	...	Azarel
Dexter Fletcher	...	Rehoboam
Roger Hammond	...	Zadok
Michael Culkin	...	Hiram of Naphtali
Stefan Gubser	...	Abiathar

Storyline

David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David ...

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Plot Keywords:

king | king david | queen | chariot | chariot race | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | History

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Five Mile River Films

Country:

UK Czech Republic France Italy Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Bibel - Salomon

Filming Locations:

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARD Degeto Film, Beta Film, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 166 min (2 parts) 180 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Moses (1995)

User Reviews

Much out of tune with Scripture

Where this video is out of tune: • Rehoboam is born in video AFTER Solomon is crowned--where the math of Scripture indicates he was born PRIOR ("Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king and reigned 17 years in Jerusalem"); Solomon's reign is described as 40 years. • Rehoboam is described in video as if born to a Jewish mother--when his mother was Ammonitess named Naamah--this also leads to obvious plot-hole later (Zadok's statement that son born to Sheba-queen cannot be heir--when obviously not the case, as Rehoboam was born to Naamah) • A great deal of the video centres on the Queen of Sheba--where Scripture has a few lines; in contrast, much less time is devoted to the construction and dedication of the Temple (to which Scripture devotes entire chapter, as it was the king's crowning-glory) • Jeroboam is shown in rather good light, as being zealous for God and rebuking Solomon when the latter deviated--Scripture does not indicate Jeroboam as godly prior to becoming king of Northern Kingdom, and also indicates that he went further from God than Solomon, even to the point where he could not be turned back to God.