Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), King of the Persians, whose empire now extends from India to Egypt after the defeat of the Babylonians, is holding a celebratory banquet for his people in the citadel of Susa to display his wealth and splendor. When he summons his attractive wife Vashti, to show off her beauty to the guests, the proud queen refuses to come. The king promptly bans her from ever entering his presence again, and gives orders for the most beautiful young virgins in the land to be brought to him. The young Jewess , adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls selected; they are told to beautify themselves in the royal harem and prepare to spend the night with the king. succeeds in enchanting the king with her extraordinary beauty and charm, and he makes her his queen. The king promotes his loyal subject Haman - whose family is notably anti-Jewish - to the post of first minister of the kingdom. When the Jew Mordecai fails to kneel down before Haman like all ...

Starring:

Louise Lombard , F. Murray Abraham , Jürgen Prochnow , Thomas Kretschmann , Ornella Muti , Frank Baker , John Hollis , Umberto Orsini , Phil Davies , Natasha Williams , Peter Halliday , Christopher Ettridge , Darren Bransford , Nicola Harrington , Peter Guinness

Genre:

Biography, Drama, History, Romance