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Solomon and Sheba (1959)

Director: King Vidor

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From Time Out Film Guide

The Bible's sultriest couple, bar Samson and Delilah, deserve better than this empty Super Technirama epic. There's so much visual padding (feathers, armour, redundant crowd scenes) it's hard to focus on the romance. Lollobrigida does her pouting best, but she's no Gloria Swanson. Tyrone Power, the original Solomon, died halfway through production; Brynner, his replacement, is decidedly ill at ease. More fun to tuck up with the Old Testament.

Author: GM 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: King Vidor

Producer: Ted Richmond

Cast: Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders, Marisa Pavan, David Farrar, John Crawford, Laurence Naismith, Alejandro Rey, Harry Andrews full cast

Genre(s): Epics

Duration: 142 mins


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