Solomon and Sheba

This is the story of Solomon’s tormented conflict he has with his elder brother, Adonijah, over his succession. King David saw a vision in which the Lord willed that Solomon should succeed him as king. Solomon builds the holy temple, rebuilds the city of Jerusalem and persuades his sullen brother to lead his army in defending Israel., Yul Brynner as the king of Israel and Gina Lollobrigida as the seductive queen sent from Egypt to destroy him. The trouble begins between two brothers when poet Solomon is chosen to be next in line to the throne by King David of Israel. His warrior brother Adonijah is livid when Solomon becomes king. While Israel prospers under Solomon, Sheba conspires with the Egyptians to topple Israel., King Vidor directs Yul Brynner and Gina Lollobrigida in this spectacular biblical epic that cinematically explores the evils of the flesh and pagan worship within the tumultuous land of Israel., Adaptation of the Biblical tale of Solomon and the temptress Queen of Sheba, who seduces him in an effort to topple him from power but ends up falling in love with him. The last film directed by King Vidor, with Tyrone Power replaced by Yul Brynner in the title role after Power suffered a fatal heart attack during filming., Romance, treachery, intrigue and spiritual awakenings abound in the Biblical film adaptation of Solomon and Sheba. Trouble begins between two brothers when poet Solomon (Yul Brynner) is chosen to be next in line to the throne by King David of Israel. His warrior brother Adonijah (George Sanders) is livid when Solomon becomes king. While Israel prospers under Solomon, Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida) conspires with the Egyptians to topple Israel. She is ambitious and seductive and finally gets Solomon to fall in love with her. When a pagan dance ritual turns into an orgy, the people turn against Solomon when the Temple of Jehovah is struck by lightning. After the righteous Solomon has fallen from the grace of God, Sheba renounces her pagan Gods and converts to Judaism. A cast of thousands depict the raging battle between the Israelites and the Egyptians. Directed by King Vidor at the cost of five million dollars, production was delayed when the original choice for the role of Solomon (Tyrone Power) died during the making of the film. Many scenes had to be redone with his replacement, Yul Brynner., Trouble begins between two brothers when poet Solomon is chosen to be next in line to the throne by King David of Israel. His warrior brother Adonijah is livid when Solomon becomes king. While Israel prospers under Solomon, Sheba conspires with the Egyptians to topple Israel., The epic tale of the Biblical king”s seduction by a pagan queen. Stars Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, King David of Israel chooses his youngest son Solomon to inherit the throne, provoking bitterness and betrayal as his oldest child fights for what is rightfully his.