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The Bible - Esther
1999
Raffaele Mertes makes his directorial debut in this powerful story of love, passion and religious conflict. Esther, a young and beautiful Hebrew woman and cousin of Mordecai, charms Xerxes and the royal court, and becomes new queen. But Esther has hidden her religious and tribal background and the king's treasurer devises a .. Read more
| Starring | Louise Lombard, F. Murray Abraham, Jurgen Prochnow, Thomas Kretschmann |
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| Director | Raffaele Mertes |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Bible - Esther
Raffaele Mertes makes his directorial debut in this powerful story of love, passion and religious conflict. Esther, a young and beautiful Hebrew woman and cousin of Mordecai, charms Xerxes and the royal court, and becomes new queen. But Esther has hidden her religious and tribal background and the king's treasurer devises a plan to persecute and kill Jews, Esther has to make some life-changing decisions...
| Starring | Louise Lombard, F. Murray Abraham, Jurgen Prochnow, Thomas Kretschmann, Ornella Muti, Frank Baker |
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| Director | Raffaele Mertes |
| Studio | LACE GROUP |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 30 Jun 2008 |
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The bible brought to life !!!!
This was a very accurate portrayal of Esther and her role in saving her people. The acting was very good and it brought to life a very important part of Bible ... read more »
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Thoughtful
I loved this retelling of Esther one of the most pioneering woman of biblical times, very accurate and sensitive to the biblical references I was very impressed... read more »
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good film
I like the make of that film. It has a lot of later inpretation in it especially of a book I once borrowed which explained that the names used where Babylonian ... read more »
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Good introduction to the Bible
I enjoyed, even though I did know the story. More for the females in the family, as I liked the love story to it. Hubby took off after 10 minutes and mumbled ... read more »
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The Bible - Esther
Raffaele Mertes makes his directorial debut in this powerful story of love, passion and religious conflict. Esther, a young and beautiful Hebrew woman and cousin of Mordecai, charms Xerxes and the royal court, and becomes new queen. But Esther has hidden her religious and tribal background and the ...
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