Esther (1986)
Synopsis
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
Runtime: 97 minutes
Director: Amos Gitai
Top Cast
- Simone Benyamini as Esther
- Juliano Mer-Khamis as Haman
- Zare Vartanian as Ahasverus
- David Cohen as Hagai
- Shmuel Wolf as Narrator
- Sara Cohen as Singer in Hebrew
- Rim Bani as Singer in Arabic
- Mohammad Bakri as Mordecai
- Yasmin Alush as
- Fuad Awad as
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