Hollywood’s depiction of King Solomon’s time as ruler in Israel, including his mistakes, is presented here. Around the 10th Century BC, with elderly King David's reign nearing its end, a disagreement arose between brothers Adonijah (George Sanders) and Solomon (Yul Brynner) regarding who would succeed to the throne. Following this resolution, the Queen of Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida) arrived in Israel for reasons tha…

Everyone says Solomon was wise, yet even someone that intelligent has flaws inherent to being human. Solomon and Sheba comes from director King Vidor and a writing team including Anthony Veiller, Paul Dudley, George Bruce and Crane Wilbur. The movie features Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Pavan, George Sanders, David Farrar, Harry Andrews, John Crawford and Laurence Naismith. Mario Nascimbene composed the …