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620:, was enthusiastically positive: "All the trappings of a Biblical spectacle, exotic sets and costumes, a moving and dramatic story, and the skilled and experienced hand of Raoul Walsh make this a worthy and potentially successful entry in the present cycle of historical epics." Ivers also commended the performances of the leading actors: "Joan Collins plays Esther with beauty and some depth, Richard Egan is properly virile as a soldierly but unstatesmanlike King Ahasuerus, and Denis O'Dea is dignified and devout as Mordecai." The supporting actors who earned notice were a "satisfactory" Rik Battaglia, a "sufficiently menacing" Sergio Fantoni and a "somewhat overly voluptuous" Daniela Rocca. Ivers also admired the technical aspects of the film: "Color by DeLuxe and excellent camera work by Mario Bava give an eye-filling background to the straightforward story." 29: 556:
negotiated the deal for her. Lamarr wanted to portray Esther and produce the story as an independent feature and United Artists release, with the possibility of filming it in Italy. She eventually decided to produce it in Rome as the first episode of a British television series titled
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was assigned to direct the film. In October, producers Joseph Bernhard and Anson Bond purchased the script from the Hursleys and were planning the film as a 20th Century-Fox release.
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if he could "make a film very quickly for them, because they had nothing at all, the studios were practically shut. That's why we made
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found that the film "has a hackneyed script and two incompetent lead players ," but it praised O'Dea's portrayal of Mordecai.
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wrote that the "beautiful Bible story of Esther" had "been thumped into a crude costume charade."
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The film's on-screen credits list the cast in the following order and sections:
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In recent years, Rosalba Neri's performance has been evaluated as "memorable."
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The film grossed 126% and was considered a hit film of the 1960-61 season.
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woman named Esther comes to the attention of the recently widowed King
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Raoul Walsh: The True Adventures of Hollywood's Legendary Director
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Plot Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka from allmovie.com website
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Raoul Walsh
Mario Bava
Michael Elkins
Ennio De Concini
Book of Esther
Joan Collins
Richard Egan
Denis O'Dea
Francesco Lavagnino
Roberto Nicolosi
20th Century-Fox
United States
Italy
English
Italian
religious
epic film
Raoul Walsh
Joan Collins
Esther
Richard Egan
Ahasuerus
Denis O'Dea
Mordecai
Michael Elkins
Book of Esther
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
Purim

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