Bible Epics - Esther and the King (1960) Xvid 1cd - Richard Egan

2014.04.12


Bible Epics - Esther and the King (1960) Xvid 1cd - Richard Egan, Joan Collins [DDR]

Esther and the King is a 1960 Italian / U.S.A. CinemaScope international co-production religious epic film directed (with Mario Bava, the film's director of photography, who was credited as a co-director on Italian prints of the film [1]), written, and produced by Raoul Walsh. It was produced at 20th Century Fox/ Raoul Walsh Productions, and was released by 20th Century Fox. Joan Collins stars as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. Based on the Old Testament, this epic recreates the Book of Esther, the tale that is the basis for the Jewish celebration of Purim.

CAST:-
Joan Collins - Esther
Richard Egan - King Ahasuerus
Denis O'Dea - Mordecai
Sergio Fantoni - Haman
Renato Baldini - Kildrates
Gabriele Tinti - Samuel
Rosalba Neri – Keresh
Daniela Rocca - Queen Vashti
Folco Lulli - Tobiah
Rik Battaglia – Simon

Directed by Raoul Walsh
Produced by Raoul Walsh
Screenplay by Raoul Walsh, Michael Elkins
Music by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Running time 99 mins.

SYNOPSIS:- Esther and the King (1960)
The film is set in Persia in the 5th century BC. After the King’s wife is murdered, Esther (a Jewish woman) comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The king has been trying to stifle and defeat the campaign of hatred against the Jews by his evil minister Haman (Sergio Fantoni). Before the King can pair off with Esther and defeat the villainous Haman, there are several intervening adventures and an additional, attractive woman who competes for attention.



TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:-
Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 855 kbps
Video Resolution: 640x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 23.976
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 99 mins
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]
Duration: 99 mins