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Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 16:04
by PeplumParadise
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
Re: Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 16:28
by PeplumParadise
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.
Joan Collins
as Esther
Richard Egan
as King Ahasuerus of Persia
Denis O'Dea
as Mordecai
Sergio Fantoni
as Haman
Rik Battaglia
(credited as "Rick Battaglia")
as Simon
Renato Baldini
as Klydrathes
Gabriele Tinti
as Samuel
Rosalba Neri
as Keresh
Walter Williams
(credited as "Robert Buchanan")
as Hegai, the harem keeper
Daniela Rocca
as Queen Vashti
Folco Lulli
as Tobias
Re: Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 17:26
by PeplumParadise
Uncredited actors
Ennio Antonelli
as Jewish man
"Black Peplum Beard"
as Courtier
Elio Bonadonna
as Wrestling soldier
Pietro Ceccarelli
as Wrestling soldier
Aldo Cecconi
as Jewish fighter
Calogero Chiarenza
as Man of Esther's village
"Chiarenza's Cousin"
as Man of Esther's village
Vincenzo De Palo
as 1.
Man of Esther's village
as 2.
Courtier
Gianni Di Segni
as 1.
Schumer, one of Haman's guards
as 2.
Jewish man
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
Umberto Felici
as Man at Esther's wedding
Thea Fleming
as Courtier
Germana Francioli
as Concubine
Armando Fracassi
as Man of Esther's village
Mario Ghignone
as Wrestling soldier
"Gorgon's Victim"
as Man at Esther's wedding
Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 18:03
by PeplumParadise
Uncredited actors
Giulio Mauroni
as
Palace guard presenting treasure to the King
Alba Maiolini
as
Jewish woman
Loredana Nusciak
as
Concubine
Vladimiro Picciafuochi
as
Soldier massaging the King / Soldier who delivers Klydrathes' head
Aldo Pini
as
One of Haman's guards
Renzo Pevarello
as
Guard at the execution
Laura Rosci
as
Concubine
Howard Ross
as
Soldier
Claudio Ruffini
as 1.
Guard
as 2.
Soldier (uncertain identification)
Attilio Severini
as
Soldier giving a cup to the King
Italo Tancredi
as
Gisko
Anita Todesco
as
Concubine
"Faux Fornari"
as
Courtier
"Polar Beard"
as
Jewish man
"Scarecrow"
as
Jewish man
Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 18:28
by PeplumParadise
Unidentified actors
Esther's handmaidens
Executioner
The King's commander
Nathan (the man at the front)
and other men of Esther's village
Daniela Rocca's double
Reportedly director Raoul Walsh did not like Daniela, so he used her rather obvious double for her big dance number
Singer
Soldier pouring wine for the King
Queen Vashti's handmaidens
Dancers
Re: Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 18:43
by PeplumParadise
Unidentified actors
Courtiers
Concubines and their handmaidens
Re: Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 18:57
by PeplumParadise
Unidentified actors
Guards faithful to Haman and Klydrathes
Palace guards
Soldiers faithful to the King
Re: Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 19:05
by PeplumParadise
Unidentified actors
Jews
People at Esther's wedding
Re: Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 19:11
by PeplumParadise
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
Re: Esther and the King (1960)
Posted: 28/04/2021, 19:17
by PeplumParadise
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
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