Solomon and Sheba (1959)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $12,200,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.1871919642857143 |
Directed By
King Vidor
Crew
Crane Wilbur
King Vidor
Anthony Veiller
Mario Nascimbene
Aubrey Lewis
Freddie Young
Malcolm Arnold
Tyrone Power
Otto Ludwig
Luis Pérez Espinosa
Richard Day
José María Ochoa
Ted Richmond
Dario Simoni
Bernard Vorhaus
Robert Goodstein
Fred Hughesdon
Winston Ryder
Neil Binney
Léo L. Fuchs
Eric Seelig
Richard McWhorter
Terry Yorke
Eduardo García Maroto
Joseph E. Kenney
Elaine Schreyeck
Alex Weldon
Jeroslav Berger
Noël Howard
Willy Kemplen
Julián Martín
David Hildyard
Norman Wanstall
John von Kotze
John O'Gorman
Jean Pierre Genet
Tom Smith
Ángel Arzuaga
Paul Wilson
Antonio Bueno
Anne Box
Tadeo Villalba
Alfred Sweeney
José María Alarcón
Franco Ferrara
Ralph Jester
Thomas Tuttle
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)
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