Solomon and Sheba
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Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah.Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king.Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms.
- Director
- King Vidor
- Signature
- Drama · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $12M
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Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.
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Box Office & Release
Solomon and Sheba returned 2.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $12M
- Release date
- Oct 27, 1959
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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