

Esther
1999-03-29 · 87 min · ★ 6.8
Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.
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- Directors
- Raffaele Mertes
- Production companies
- Lux Vide, Lube, RAI, Quinta Communications, NCRV, MTM Enterprises, ARD, France 2, BSB, Atresmedia, Česká televize, Beta Film
- Countries
- Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Louise LombardEsther
Ornella MutiKönigin Waschti
F. Murray AbrahamMordechai
Jürgen ProchnowHaman
Thomas KretschmannKönig Xerxes
John HollisHarbona
Umberto OrsiniMemuchan
Peter HallidayKarschena
Christopher EttridgeHatach
Darren BransfordNehemia
Peter GuinnessAdmatha
Bruce PurchaseHauptmann der Wache
Ilza PrestinariZeresch
Hassani ShapiSchetar
Karl GearyDalfon
Marco BoniniBote EmissaryTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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