Solomon and Sheba
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Country
Production
Budget
$5 000 000
Box office
$12 200 000
Director
Actors
Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders, Marisa Pavan, David Farrar, John Crawford, Finlay Currie, Harry Andrews, José Nieto, Maruchi Fresno
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Mario Nascimbene
Artist
José María Alarcón
Audition
Editing
Otto Ludwig
Whole Team (47)
Whole Team (47)
Short description
Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was the second, after "Sleeping Beauty," to use the widescreen "Super Technirama 70" technology.
- According to David Farrar, he initially rejected the offer to play the pharaoh, considering the role too insignificant for an actor of his stature (he simply referred to himself as a star). He eventually agreed to play the pharaoh – in exchange for a fee of $2,000 per shooting day (he was involved in filming for four days), as well as the words “guest star” next to his name in the credits.
- More than half of the film had already been shot when actor and producer Tyrone Power (1914-1958) suffered a heart attack. This happened during a fight scene between Solomon, initially played by Power, and a character played by George Sanders (1906-1972) on November 10, 1958, and Power passed away five days later. Yul Brynner (1920-1985) replaced him in the role of Solomon. He reshot all the scenes that had already been filmed with Power, although Power can still be seen on screen in some long shots.
- Tyrone Power was originally cast as Solomon, but he died of a heart attack during the filming of the first scenes in Madrid.
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