Esther and the King (1960) | Full Movie | Joan Collins | Richard Egan | Denis O’Dea

Two decades before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington on Dynasty (1981), Dame Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. The setting is Persia in the fourth century B.C., as Esther comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The King has been trying to stifle and defeat the campaign of hatred fomented against the Jews by his evil minister Haman (Sergio Fantoni). Before the King can pair off with Esther and defeat the villainous Haman, there are several intervening adventures and an additional, attractive woman who competes for attention. Directed by Raoul Walsh, Mario Bava Written by Raoul Walsh, Michael Elkins Starring Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O’Dea