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Esther(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-01-01
64%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
Overview:
Ahasverus, king of Persia and Media, puts aside Vashti and makes Esther his queen, choosing her among maidens in a kingdom stretching from India to Ethiopia. Esther, using information from Mordecai, her uncle and patron, saves the king from assassination. Haman, the king's favorite, is miffed when Mordecai won't bow to him, so he orders death to all Jews in the kingdom, under the seal of the king. Esther pleads for her people, and Mordecai is in turn given license to make his own edict under the king's seal. Mordecai loses sight of his original intention, and bloody murder ensues. Purim annually celebrates the story. At the end of the film, the actors comment.
Languages: Hebrew, Arabic.
Countries:
Austria,
Israel,
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
AGAV Films
Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON)
United Studios
Movie: Esther
Top 8 Billed Cast
Juliano Mer-Khamis
Haman
Shmuel Wolf
Narrator
Mohammad Bakri
Mordecai
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Overview
Ahasverus, king of Persia and Media, puts aside Vashti and makes Esther his queen, choosing her among maidens in a kingdom stretching from India to Ethiopia. Esther, using information from Mordecai, her uncle and patron, saves the king from assassination. Haman, the king's favorite, is miffed when Mordecai won't bow to him, so he orders death to all Jews in the kingdom, under the seal of the king. Esther pleads for her people, and Mordecai is in turn given license to make his own edict under the king's seal. Mordecai loses sight of his original intention, and bloody murder ensues. Purim annually celebrates the story. At the end of the film, the actors comment.
Release Date
1986-01-01
Average
6.4
Rating:
3.2 startsTagline
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Languages:
עִבְרִיתالعربية
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