Solomon and Sheba (1959)
2h 19m
Running Time
December 18, 1959Release Date
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
2h 19m
Running Time
December 18, 1959Release Date
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
William Devlin
Nathan
Maruchi Fresno
Bathsheba
King Vidor
Director
Jack Gwillim
Josiah
Crane Wilbur
Writer
Jean Anderson
Takyan
Anthony Veiller
Writer
Laurence Naismith
Hezrai
Paul Dudley
Writer
Julio Peña
Zadok
Claude Dantes
Mother of Disputed Child (uncredited)
George Bruce
Writer
Ted Richmond
Producer
Félix de Pomés
Egyptian General (uncredited)
Mario Nascimbene
Composer
Alejandro Rey
Sittar (uncredited)
Anne Scott
Girl (uncredited)
Freddie Young
Cinematographer
Virgilio Teixeira
(uncredited)
Otto Ludwig
Editor
Winston Ryder
Sound Editor
Richard Day
Art Direction
Tom Smith
Makeup Artist
Malcolm Arnold
Music
Dario Simoni
Set Decoration
Norman Wanstall
Assistant Sound Editor
David Hildyard
Sound
Willy Kemplen
Assistant Editor
Léo L. Fuchs
Still Photographer
Anne Box
Hairstylist
Tyrone Power
Producer
John O'Gorman
Makeup Artist
Richard McWhorter
Production Manager
Bernard Vorhaus
Assistant Director
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Alex Weldon
Special Effects
Alfred Sweeney
Art Direction
Eduardo García Maroto
Production Manager
José María Ochoa
Assistant Director
Noël Howard
Second Unit Director
Robert Goodstein
Property Master
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
John von Kotze
Still Photographer
Eric Seelig
Wardrobe Coordinator
Neil Binney
Focus Puller
Paul Wilson
Camera Operator
Elaine Schreyeck
Script Supervisor
José María Alarcón
Assistant Art Director
Julián Martín
Painter
Joseph E. Kenney
Assistant Director
Tadeo Villalba
Unit Production Manager
Fred Hughesdon
Sound
Ángel Arzuaga
Assistant Set Decoration
Antonio Bueno
Special Effects Assistant
Luis Pérez Espinosa
Art Direction
Terry Yorke
Stunts
Ralph Jester
Costume Design
Aubrey Lewis
Sound
Jeroslav Berger
Choreographer
Jean Pierre Genet
Choreographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 18, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 19m
Budget$5,000,000
Box Office$12,200,000
Filming LocationsMadrid, Spain
Genres
Wiki.
Solomon and Sheba is a 1959 American epic historical romance film directed by King Vidor, shot in Technirama (color by Technicolor), and distributed by United Artists. The film dramatizes events described in The Bible—the tenth chapter of First Kings and the ninth chapter of Second Chronicles.
It starred Yul Brynner as Solomon and Gina Lollobrigida as Sheba; and features George Sanders as Adonijah, Marisa Pavan as Abishag, and David Farrar as the Pharaoh. The screenplay by Anthony Veiller, Paul Dudley, and George Bruce, was based on a story by Crane Wilbur. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.