Solomon & Sheba
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Actor: David Farrar, Finlay Currie, George Sanders, Gina Lollobrigida, Yul BrynnerBrand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 142 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Solomon & Sheba
Movie Review: Shlomo and Sheba...
Summary: 2 Stars
Well, besides being a big ham, unless of course you are a big fan of the Bible and the Scriptures, this is a worthless effort in story telling.
Nowadays we have much more specific indications on who Solomon was and how the Queen of Sheba came into play. There are even sources that really and strongly doubt the two ever actually met.
So, premises apart, and taken into consideration that it is a Yul Brynner / Gina Lollobrigida vehicle, it is still watchable, especially for its "saucy" values of the time (1959).
A bit like "The Prodigal", this is by no means a serious attempt at translating the Bible into a historic document.
It is just Big Circus meets Big Actors. There is even poor George Sanders standing by, lending a hand at this.
Poor man, he must have been desperate in doing so.
Anyway, if the pay is right, why not...
It is barely good enough for Popcorn and Soda and for keeping your kids laughing for a couple of hours in front of your TV set.
Other than that, consider, it is cheap, so if you decide to buy it, it won't be a big dent in your purse, just do not expect something really intellectual out of this one.
And Yul in a wig is ridiculous at best.
Stick to "The King and I" or other better pictures, like "The Magnificent Seven" and even the Sci-Fi thriller "Westworld", if you really like to see Yul at his best.
Image, Screen Ratio and Sound as conventional as ever for MGM/UA products.
As said, cheap.
Summary of Solomon & Sheba
Yul Brynner stars as the legendary figure of the Bible in King Vidor's only contribution to this popular 1950s genre. When aged King David (Finlay Currie) has a vision from God telling him that Solomon should succeed him as ruler of the Israelites David heeds His word. This angers his martial brother Adonijah (George Sanders) who threatens to wrest the throne from his younger brother. Israel thrives under the reign of the wise king and its success creates uneasiness among the powerful kingdoms of the region. The pharaoh conspires with Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida) granting her access to the Red Sea that she might beseige Solomon with her charm thereby luring the ruler to his doom. Solomon is dazzled by the queen's beauty and quickly falls under her sway. As the king's attention is turned away from the Lord and the welfare of his people the country begins to deteriorate. The Lord finally expresses his displeasure with the prevailing atmosphere of licentiousness by destroying the Temple of Jehovah. The chastened Solomon grasps the error of his ways and a transformed Sheba decides to convert to Judaism. SOLOMON AND SHEBA is the great director's final film and while it might not be up to the standard he set with DUEL IN THE SUN THE BIG PARADE and THE CHAMP it has an undeniably entertaining camp value that makes it worth watching.System Requirements:Running Time: 142 mins. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 883904103042 Manufacturer No: M110304Drama DVD Video
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