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| Louise Lombard | ... | ||
| F. Murray Abraham | ... | ||
| Jürgen Prochnow | ... | ||
| Thomas Kretschmann | ... | ||
| Ornella Muti | ... | ||
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Frank Baker | ... |
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John Hollis | ... |
Harbona
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Umberto Orsini | ... | |
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Phil Davies | ... |
Hegai
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Natasha Williams | ... |
Maimuna
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Peter Halliday | ... |
Carshena
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Christopher Ettridge | ... |
Hathach
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| Darren Bransford | ... |
Nehemia
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Nicola Harrington | ... |
Mara
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| Peter Guinness | ... |
Admatha
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Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), King of the Persians, whose empire now extends from India to Egypt after the defeat of the Babylonians, is holding a celebratory banquet for his people in the citadel of Susa to display his wealth and splendor. When he summons his attractive wife Vashti, to show off her beauty to the guests, the proud queen refuses to come. The king promptly bans her from ever entering his presence again, and gives orders for the most beautiful young virgins in the land to be brought to him. The young Jewess Esther, adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls selected; they are told to beautify themselves in the royal harem and prepare to spend the night with the king. Esther succeeds in enchanting the king with her extraordinary beauty and charm, and he makes her his queen. The king promotes his loyal subject Haman - whose family is notably anti-Jewish - to the post of first minister of the kingdom. When the Jew Mordecai fails to kneel down before Haman like all ... Written by Anonymous
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5 November 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Bible: Esther See more »Filming Locations:
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I have yet to read Esther fully in the Bible (but will tonight after this review) so I cannot comment on the scriptural accuracy of this film, but I will say that whether Jew or Christian, its an exceptional moving film and the main actress worthy of her title as "queen"!
F. Murray Abraham and the Louise Lombard are terrific and bring real feeling to their roles. I also leaped for joy when I saw Ezra and Nehemiah brought in as supporting roles. Of the films in this excellent DVD package (Solomon, Genesis and Jeremiah) I found this the most rewarding. Someone suggested that a theology student shouldn't be using this film and others like it as cliff notes for The Bible, but I would recommend them as a wonderful starting point and rewarding entertainment for others as well. My only wish is that the rest of the films in the series would get released on DVD (Notably "David" and "Moses". They are spiritually uplifting and well worth a rental or a purchase!