Solomon and Sheba

Synopsis

Under the rule of King David, Israel is united and prosperous although surrounded by enemies including Egypt and its allies. The aging King David favors his younger son, Solomon, as his successor, but David's elder son Prince Adonijah, a warrior, declares himself King. When David learns of this, he publicly announces Solomon to be his successor. Adonijah and Joab, his general, withdraw in rage. Israel prospers under King Solomon's wise and benevolent rule and is seen as a threat to more tyrannical monarchs in the region. The Pharaoh of Egypt agrees to cede a Red Sea port to the Queen of Sheba in a plot to undermine Solomon's rule. Sheba is to seduce Solomon and introduce Sheban pagan worship into Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Prince Adonijah, now banished, also conspires with Pharaoh and is given an army to defeat Solomon. The film is a highly fictionalized dramatization of events depicted in The Bible -- First Kings chapter 10 and Second Chronicles chapter 9.

Main Cast

Yul Brynner

Solomon

Age : 65 | Popularity : 11%

Gina Lollobrigida

Sheba

Age : 94 | Popularity : 17%

George Sanders

Adonijah

Age : 65 | Popularity : 24%

Marisa Pavan

Abishag

Age : 90 | Popularity : 5%

David Farrar

Pharaoh

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

John Crawford

Joab

Age : 90 | Popularity : 11%

Finlay Currie

David

Age : 90 | Popularity : 7%

Harry Andrews

Baltor

Age : 77 | Popularity : 16%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound Editor	Winston Ryder
	Music	Malcolm Arnold Mario Nascimbene
	Assistant Sound Editor	Norman Wanstall
	Sound	David Hildyard Fred Hughesdon Aubrey Lewis
	Conductor	Franco Ferrara
Art	Art Direction	Richard Day Alfred Sweeney Luis Pérez Espinosa
	Set Decoration	Dario Simoni
	Property Master	Robert Goodstein
	Assistant Art Director	José María Alarcón
	Painter	Julián Martín
	Assistant Set Decoration	Ángel Arzuaga
Camera	Director of Photography	Freddie Young
	Still Photographer	Léo L. Fuchs John von Kotze
	Focus Puller	Neil Binney
	Camera Operator	Paul Wilson
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Tom Smith John O'Gorman Thomas Tuttle
	Hairstylist	Anne Box
	Wardrobe Coordinator	Eric Seelig
	Costume Design	Ralph Jester
Editing	Assistant Editor	Willy Kemplen
	Editor	Otto Ludwig
Directing	Director	King Vidor
	Assistant Director	Bernard Vorhaus José María Ochoa Joseph E. Kenney
	Second Unit Director	Noël Howard
	Script Supervisor	Elaine Schreyeck
Production	Producer	Ted Richmond Tyrone Power
	Production Manager	Richard McWhorter Eduardo García Maroto
	Unit Production Manager	Tadeo Villalba
Writing	Screenplay	Anthony Veiller
	Writer	Crane Wilbur
Crew	Special Effects	Alex Weldon
	Special Effects Assistant	Antonio Bueno
	Stunts	Terry Yorke
	Choreographer	Jeroslav Berger Jean Pierre Genet
Department	Role	Name

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