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Solomon and Sheba
“Only once in 3000 years... anything like...”
Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.
Directed by King Vidor
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Status
Released
Released
October 27, 1959
Runtime
2h 19m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$5M → $12.2M
Top cast
Yul Brynner
Solomon
Gina Lollobrigida
Sheba
George Sanders
Adonijah
Marisa Pavan
Abishag
David Farrar
Pharaoh
John Crawford
Joab
Finlay Currie
David
Harry Andrews
Baltor
José Nieto
Ahab
Maruchi Fresno
Bathsheba
William Devlin
Nathan
Jack Gwillim
Josiah
Jean Anderson
Takyan
Laurence Naismith
Hezrai
Julio Peña
Zadok
Claude Dantes
Mother of Disputed Child (uncredited)
Félix de Pomés
Egyptian General (uncredited)
Alejandro Rey
Sittar (uncredited)
Anne Scott
Girl (uncredited)
Virgílio Teixeira
(uncredited)
