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starring: Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders, Marisa Pavan, David Farrardirected by: King Vidor
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303050058
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303050050
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: February 08, 1995
Running Time: 142 minutes
Sales Rank: 16264
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1959
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Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Shlomo and Sheba...
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 ... Read More
Rating:  - On DVD at last!
SOLOMON AND SHEBA finally gets a U.S. DVD release and the wait was worth it! The movie hasn't looked or sounded this good since the day it was released back in 1959. Gina Lollobrigida at her most beautiful and Yul Brynner with hair...plus a cast of thousands. Who could ask for more? Great entertainment in the DeMille tradition.
Rating: - Expanding the Bible
"Solomon and Sheba"
Expanding the Bible
Amos Lassen
I love movies based on the Bible--even if they are inaccurate. They make me think and that is a good thing. "Solomon and Sheba" which was made in 1959 has several good things going for it even if it gets its Biblical facts wrong. First it is visually beautiful and Gina Lollabrigida is alluring as the queen of Sheba. Also this is the last film of King Vidor, one of the masters of the Hollywood epic.
The ... Read More
Rating:  - Yul with hair!
All the bibical movies from the 50's are fun. This one is worth viewing just to see Yul Brynner with hair. Also, George Sanders is always a great presence on the big screen. Pop the popcorn and enjoy!
Rating: - A mere shadow of what it could have been
Solomon and Sheba is a film more famous for original star Tyrone Power's death two-thirds of the way through shooting than for anything it achieved once the cameras started rolling again with Yul Brynner in the role (having shot most of the big exteriors, there simply wasn't enough footage of Power in the key scenes with Gina Lollabrigida's Sheba to cut together into a feature).
From the few extracts that have emerged of Tyrone Power's footage this could have been a contender, but after ... Read More
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