One Night with the King
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| Directed by | Michael O. Sajbel |
| Produced by | Matthew Crouch, et al. |
| Written by | Stephan Blinn |
| Starring | Tiffany Dupont, John Rhys-Davies, Luke Goss |
| Music by | J.A.C. Redford |
| Cinematography | Steven Bernstein |
| Editing by | Gabriella Cristiani, Michelle Summers |
| Distributed by | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 2006-10-13 |
| Running time | 2:03 |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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One Night with the King is a film that was released in 2006 in the United States. It was based on the novel Hadassah: One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney and Mark Andrew Olsen. The movie was produced by Matt Crouch of Gener8Xion Entertainment Inc.
One Night with the King is a Christian interpretation of the Old Testament Bible story of Esther, who risked her life by approaching the king to request that he save the Jewish people.
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[edit] Plot
The film adheres to the core plot of the Biblical narrative, while adding stylistic elements not present in the Biblical story. The Jewish narrative of the relationship between Esther and Xerxes was not a love story, but a forced marriage in which Esther had no choice. The movie portrays it as a love story, adding palace intrigue and a Star of David. (David had ruled in Israel around 500 years earlier before the exile of the Israelites into Babylon and then into Persia in 597 BCE.)
[edit] Soundtrack
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
[edit] Cast
- Tiffany Dupont as Hadassah/Esther
- Luke Goss as King Xerxes
- John Rhys-Davies as Mordecai
- Omar Sharif as Prince Memucan
- Tommy Lister, Jr. as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
- John Noble as Prince Admatha
- James Callis as Haman, the Agagite
- Peter O'Toole as Samuel, the Prophet
[edit] Production
The movie was filmed entirely in Rajasthan, India.
[edit] Promotion
The Genius Club from writer/director Tim Chey was also released theatrically in 2006. The film's trailers showed before One Night With The King.
[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office
Opening weekend the film merited over US$4 million.[1] As of February 2007, it has a weighted rating of 5.9/10 at the Internet Movie Database[2] and a freshness rating of 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
[edit] Reviews
As of November 2006, the movie had been awarded four Doves by the Dove Foundation and received the Dove Family-Approved Seal.[verification needed]
[edit] References
[edit] See also
In the article Esther, there is an extensive list of the modern telling and retelling of this story. The disambiguation page also has a wealth of related links and articles.
[edit] External links
- Christian Newswire Review and Information
- Yahoo News (Link dead as of 02:22, 15 January 2007 (UTC))
- Grace-Centered Magazine Christian Movie Review
- Financial data from yahoo
