Esther

Esther

1986
1h 37m
6.4

6.4/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: HE

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Production Information

Production Companies
ORF AGAV Films Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON) United Studios Film4 Productions
Production Countries
Austria Israel United Kingdom Netherlands France
Spoken Languages
Arabic Hebrew

Quick Facts

Original Title אסתר
Release Date January 1, 1986
Status Released
Language HE
IMDb ID tt0133742

Cast

Simone Benyamini
Simone Benyamini

Esther

Juliano Mer-Khamis
Juliano Mer-Khamis

Haman

Zare Vartanian
Zare Vartanian

Ahasverus

David Cohen
David Cohen

Hagai

Shmuel Wolf
Shmuel Wolf

Narrator

Sara Cohen
Sara Cohen

Singer in Hebrew

Rim Bani
Rim Bani

Singer in Arabic

Mohammad Bakri
Mohammad Bakri

Mordecai

Yasmin Alush
Yasmin Alush

Fuad Awad
Fuad Awad

Sigal Azrad
Sigal Azrad

Nahoom Berkovitch
Nahoom Berkovitch

Key Crew

Amos Gitai
Director
Amos Gitai
Writer
Stephan Levine
Writer
Amos Gitai
Producer
Ruben Kornfeld
Producer

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