Main Cast: Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea, Sergio Fantoni
Release Year: 1960
Country: US/IT
Run Time: 109 minutes
Plot
Just over a decade before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington in television's Dynasty series, Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. The setting is Persia in the 4th century BC, as Esther comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The king has been trying to stifle and defeat the campaign of hatred fomented against the Jews by his evil minister Haman (Sergio Fantoni). Before the King can pair off with Esther and defeat the villainous Haman, there are several intervening adventures and an additional, attractive woman who competes for attention. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Esther and the King is a 1960U.S.A. / Italian film direction, written, and produced by Raoul Walsh. It is a religiousepic. It was produced at 20th Century Fox/ Raoul Walsh Productions, and was released by 20th Century Fox. Just over two decades before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington in television's Dynasty series, Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. Based on the Old Testament, this epic recreates the tale that is the basis for Purim.
The film is set in Persia in the 4th century BC. After the King’s wife is murdered, Esther (a Jewish woman) comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The king has been trying to stifle and defeat the campaign of hatred against the Jews by his evil minister Haman (Sergio Fantoni). Before the King can pair off with Esther and defeat the villainous Haman, there are several intervening adventures and an additional, attractive woman who competes for attention.[1]
