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Uma Noite com o Rei (2006)

One Night with the King (original title)
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In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.

Director:

Michael O. Sajbel

Writers:

Stephan Blinn (screenplay), Mark Andrew Olsen (novel) | 1 more credit »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Tiffany Dupont ... Hadassah / Esther
Luke Goss ... King Xerxes
John Noble ... Prince Admantha
Omar Sharif ... Prince Memucan
John Rhys-Davies ... Mordecai
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister ... Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
James Callis ... Haman, the Agagite
Peter O'Toole ... Samuel, the Prophet
Javen Campbell ... Prince Tarshish
Jyoti Dogra Jyoti Dogra ... Queen Vashti
Indraneel Bhattacharya Indraneel Bhattacharya ... Bigthan (as Neal Bhattacharya)
Jonah Lotan ... Jesse
Dilshad Patel Dilshad Patel ... Hannah (as Dilshad)
Nimrat Kaur ... Sarah
Takesh Singh Takesh Singh ... Harbona, the Eunuch
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The young Jewish girl, Hadassah, goes on to become the Biblical Esther, the Queen of Persia, who saves the Jewish nation from annihilation at the hands of its archenemy. Written by Susan Zahn, Publicist.

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Feel The Touch Of Destiny


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Originally, Ayesha Takia was offered to portray the role of Hadassah, which she turned down. See more »

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Esther has "tan lines from bathing suit" in wedding feast scene See more »

Quotes

Father of Esther: [first lines - narration] From whence comes the purpose of a person's life? Coming by chance? A casting of the lot? Or does a call of destiny beckon to each of us? Many have wondered about my little Hadassah, and why a simple Jewish orphan was chosen to stand against the annihilation of her people. And yet the mystery of the girl most know as Esther, begins not where one might think, but 500 years earlier, with a single act of disobedience.
Father of Esther: King Saul of the Israelites had been sent by the ...
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Kingdom of Love
Written by J.A.C. Redford, Paksima Zakipour
Performed by Shani Rigsbee
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Satisfying, yet sub-par
10 November 2006 | by jaeda-reedSee all my reviews

One Night with the King offers a satisfying yet predictable storyline in which the acting leaves something to be desired. The dialog, particularly at the beginning is particularly terrible, though it does improve later on in the movie. I don't feel that Tiffany Dupont was a good fit for queen, especially in contrast with Luke Gross who was cast as king and really encompassed what a king should be.

Historically speaking, it was semi-accurate. I was very surprised at some of the dialog between male and female characters. While the movie portrayed the women as unequal to men, if the movie were true to the time period the separation would have been far greater. The most irritating factor for me, however, was the casting of Tommy Lister as the royal eunuch. A tall, burly man with a deep, booming voice is at the very, very end of my list in terms of men to cast as an eunuch. Though this detail will probably pass smoothly over the heads of viewers who have no sense of the history of the eunuch, or even what one is.

I also found it disturbing that they fell so deeply in love in such a short time, but to each his own.

All in all it was an okay movie that would satisfy the average movie-goer.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 2008 (Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

Uma Noite com o Rei See more »

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,326,000, 15 October 2006

Gross USA:

$13,395,961

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,728,450
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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