Bible Epics - Herod the Great (1960) - Esther and the King (1960

2014.04.07


Bible Epics - Herod the Great (1960) - Esther and the King (1960) DVD5 [DDR]


Bible Epics - Herod the Great (1960)

CAST:-
Edmund Purdom... Herodes
Sandra Milo... Sarah
Elena Zareschi... Alexandra
Alberto Lupo... Aaron
Sylvia Lopez... Mariam
Andrea Giordana... Daniel
Corrado Pani...Herodes Antipas
Renato Baldini... Claudio
Camillo Pilotto... High Priest

SYNOPSIS:- Herod the Great (1960)
The long-forgotten Italian historical epic Herod the Great (AKA Erode il Grande, 1960), dramatizes the dark final years of the title figure, an evil Judean Tetrarch notorious for sending Christ to the cross in league with Pontius Pilate. The story begins with Herod (Edmond Purdom) and Antony's shared defeat by Rome (when the two men foolishly decide to form an allegiance and go head to head with the colossal Empire), and ends with Herod's slide into insanity following Christ's death. Throughout, the ruler exhibits utter lunacy, raving constantly and spewing forth torrents of unbridled anger; the picture's overtone thus remains bleak, despairing and relentlessly gloomy throughout (take it or leave it). Arnaldo Genoino directs; Damiano Damiani, Federico Zardo, Tourjansky and Fernando Cerchio co-scripted.

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Bible Epics - Esther and the King (1960)

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 ΓÇô Keresh
Daniela Rocca - Queen Vashti
Folco Lulli - Tobiah
Rik Battaglia ΓÇô Simon

Directed by Raoul Walsh
Produced by Raoul Walsh
Screenplay by Raoul Walsh, Michael Elkins
Music by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

SYNOPSIS:- Esther and the King (1960)
The film is set in Persia in the 5th century BC. After the KingΓÇÖs 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: MPEG-2
Video Bitrate: 4999 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 23.976
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 201 mins
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]
Duration: 201 mins