Esther and the King
“The Most Celebrated Love Adventure of All...From the Greatest Book of All!”
1960 · 1 h 49 min
Directed by 
Raoul Walsh
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Plot
Recently widowed King Ahasuerus of Persia chooses the Jewish orphan Esther as his queen, and she saves her people from a plot.
Sinekatalog’s take
Raoul Walsh's Biblical epic, with Joan Collins and Richard Egan, is a cheap, Italian-shot spectacle, flat but with decorative scenes.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.5 / 10 (1,088 votes)
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