Solomon and Sheba (1959 film)
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| Solomon and Sheba | |
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 Original film poster |
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| Directed by | King Vidor |
| Produced by | Ted Richmond Tyrone Power |
| Written by | Anthony Veiller Paul Dudley George Bruce, Crane Wilbur (story) |
| Starring | Yul Brynner Gina Lollobrigida George Sanders |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold Mario Nascimbene |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Editing by | Otto Ludwig |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) |  24 December 1959 |
| Running time | 139 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Solomon and Sheba is a 1959 Biblical epic film made by Edward Small Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by King Vidor and produced by Ted Richmond and Tyrone Power from a screenplay by Anthony Veiller, Paul Dudley and George Bruce, based on a story by Crane Wilbur. The music score was by Mario Nascimbene and Malcolm Arnold, the cinematography by Freddie Young. The film was shot in Technirama.
The film stars Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders and Marisa Pavan, with David Farrar, Harry Andrews, Laurence Naismith, William Devlin, Jean Anderson and Finlay Currie.
[edit] Production
Tyrone Power, who was playing Solomon and was co-producer of the film, had completed shooting more than half of the film when he collapsed during a duelling scene with George Sanders. He died a few minutes later. Power was replaced by Yul Brynner, who refilmed all of Power's scenes. Power, however, is still visible in the film in long shots.
The film was shot in Madrid and Valdespartera, Zaragoza, Spain
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