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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. [3] 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 ...
- $5 million
- Ted Richmond
Genre: Drama/Adventure/Biblical. Directed by King Vidor. Cast and Crew (IMDB) Solomon and Sheba began filming in Madrid, Spain, in the fall of 1958. It was a big-budget motion picture, anticipated to be a screen spectatuclar, in the vein of Ben Hur. The movie was produced by his good friend and business partner, Ted Richmond.
Solomon and Sheba: Directed by King Vidor. With Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders, Marisa Pavan. After becoming king of ancient Israel, Solomon faces threats coming from his jealous dispossessed brother Adonijah, the Egyptian Pharaoh and the scheming Queen of Sheba.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- King Vidor
- 1959-12-25
Solomon and Sheba 1959 – Tyrone Power – sadly not the star. This film did not star Tyrone Power – it should have done but after quite a lot of the exterior scenes had been filmed with him in them, he sadly died on the set while filming a duel he was having with George Sanders. It was a sad and early end to a glittering acting career both ...
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In November 1958, after six weeks of filming in sweltering Madrid locales and with 75% of Solomon and Sheba in the can, the project's originally-cast Solomon - Tyrone Power - squared off with co-star George Sanders to shoot the story's climactic swordfight. At one point, a suddenly wan Power begged off for a rest; in his dressing room, he ...
