Esther and the King (1960)


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Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 16:04

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Italian title: Ester e il re

Director

Raoul Walsh
Mario Bava (credited as Director of Photography, but widely rumoured to have been assistant or co-director)

Storyline

To be added.

Cast

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Re: Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 16:28

Cast

(actors credited in the English version)
Note: all Italian versions of this film that I have seen came with the English credits, so it's possible, since it was a Hollywood production shot in Italy, that there never were separate Italian credits.

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Joan Collins
as Esther

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Richard Egan
as King Ahasuerus of Persia

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Denis O'Dea
as Mordecai

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Sergio Fantoni
as Haman

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Rik Battaglia
(credited as "Rick Battaglia")
as Simon

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Renato Baldini
as Klydrathes

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Gabriele Tinti
as Samuel

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Rosalba Neri
as Keresh

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Walter Williams
(credited as "Robert Buchanan")
as Hegai, the harem keeper

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Daniela Rocca
as Queen Vashti

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Folco Lulli
as Tobias
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Re: Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 17:26

Uncredited actors

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Ennio Antonelli
as Jewish man

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"Black Peplum Beard"
as Courtier

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Elio Bonadonna
as Wrestling soldier

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Pietro Ceccarelli
as Wrestling soldier

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Aldo Cecconi
as Jewish fighter

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Calogero Chiarenza
as Man of Esther's village

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"Chiarenza's Cousin"
as Man of Esther's village

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Vincenzo De Palo
as 1. Man of Esther's village
as 2. Courtier

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Gianni Di Segni
as 1. Schumer, one of Haman's guards
as 2. Jewish man

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George Ehling
as Guard who admits Simon to the palace
George was a Facebook contact of mine before his death in 2016 and he identified himself in this role

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Umberto Felici
as Man at Esther's wedding

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Thea Fleming
as Courtier

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Germana Francioli
as Concubine

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Armando Fracassi
as Man of Esther's village

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Mario Ghignone
as Wrestling soldier

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"Gorgon's Victim"
as Man at Esther's wedding
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Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 18:03

Uncredited actors

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Giulio Mauroni
as Palace guard presenting treasure to the King

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Alba Maiolini
as Jewish woman

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Loredana Nusciak
as Concubine

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Vladimiro Picciafuochi
as Soldier massaging the King / Soldier who delivers Klydrathes' head

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Aldo Pini
as One of Haman's guards

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Renzo Pevarello
as Guard at the execution

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Laura Rosci
as Concubine

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Howard Ross
as Soldier

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Claudio Ruffini
as 1. Guard
as 2. Soldier (uncertain identification)

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Attilio Severini
as Soldier giving a cup to the King

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Italo Tancredi
as Gisko

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Anita Todesco
as Concubine

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"Faux Fornari"
as Courtier

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"Polar Beard"
as Jewish man

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"Scarecrow"
as Jewish man
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Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 18:28

Unidentified actors

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Esther's handmaidens

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Executioner

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The King's commander

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Nathan (the man at the front) and other men of Esther's village

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Daniela Rocca's double
Reportedly director Raoul Walsh did not like Daniela, so he used her rather obvious double for her big dance number

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Singer

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Soldier pouring wine for the King

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Queen Vashti's handmaidens

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Dancers
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Re: Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 18:43

Unidentified actors

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Courtiers

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Concubines and their handmaidens
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Re: Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 18:57

Unidentified actors

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Guards faithful to Haman and Klydrathes

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Palace guards

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Soldiers faithful to the King
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Re: Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 19:05

Unidentified actors

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Jews

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People at Esther's wedding

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Re: Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 19:11

I was wondering if this might be Giulio Mauroni in the centre? He seems to resemble the clean-shaven Mauroni we have identified in Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi from the following year
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Re: Esther and the King (1960)

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2021, 19:17

and it looks like here's that bearded man again from Erode il grande - with 5 roles he looks like he'll be deserving of a topic before long viewtopic.php?f=75&t=840&start=10#p36575
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