---
title: 'Esther and the King (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Bava'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/esther-and-the-king-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053800/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Esther and the King (1960)

1960 · 109 min · Romance · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

Esther and the King is a 1960 religious epic film produced and directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Joan Collins as Esther, Richard Egan as Ahasuerus, and Denis O'Dea as Mordecai. Walsh and Michael Elkins wrote the screenplay, which was based on the Book of Esther of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava), [Raoul Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-walsh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava)
- **Screenplay:** [Raoul Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-walsh), [Ennio de Concini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-de-concini), [Michael Elkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-elkins)
- **Producer:** [Raoul Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-walsh)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roberto Nicolosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-nicolosi)

## Cast

- [Aldo Pini](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-pini)
- [Folco Lulli](https://cinepixo.com/people/folco-lulli) as Tobiah
- [Renato Baldini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-baldini) as Klydrathes
- [Pietro Ceccarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-ceccarelli)
- [Joan Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-collins) as Esther
- [Richard Egan](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-egan) as Ahasuerus
- [Rik Battaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/rik-battaglia) as Simon
- [Daniela Rocca](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniela-rocca) as Vashti
- [Sergio Fantoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-fantoni) as Haman
- [Claudio Ruffini](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-ruffini)
- [Denis O'Dea](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-o-dea) as Mordecai
- [Rosalba Neri](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalba-neri) as Zeresh
- [Gabriele Tinti](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriele-tinti) as Samuel

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/esther-and-the-king-1960
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