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"...And they brought to the king ten beautiful maidens...the fairest in all the land. And when the ki". Recently widowed Persian King Ahasuerus wants to marry the beautiful Esther. But Esther is a Jewess, and Haman, the king's evil minister, is spreading hatred against the Jews. Set in the 4th century B.C., this Biblical epic stars Richard Egan (Demetrius And The Gladiators, A Summer Place) as Ahasuerus and Italian leading man Sergio Fantoni as Haman. Esther is portrayed by none other than Joan Collins, who would later gain fame as the scheming Alexis Carrington, in the hit TV series Dynasty. Directed by Raoul Walsh (The Thief of Bagdad, High Sierra, White Heat). 1960 / Running Time: 109 min. / Color
Movie rating: 5.5 / 10 (484)
Directed by: Raoul Walsh - Mario Bava
Writer credits: Raoul Walsh - Michael Elkins
Cast: Joan Collins - Richard Egan - Denis O'Dea - Sergio Fantoni - Rik Battaglia
AKA: Esther e il Re
