The Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba falls in love with the King of Israel. The King of Israel, however, is in love with someone else.

Cast

Leonora Ruffo

as Balkis, Queen of Sheba

Gino Cervi

as King Solomon of Jerusalem

Gino Leurini

as Prince Rehoboam of Jerusalem

Marina Berti

as Zamira, betrothed of Rehoboam

Franco Silva

as Kabaal, commander of the Sheban army

Mario Ferrari

as Chaldis, High Priest of Sheba

Isa Pola

as Tabuia, leader of the handmaidens

Nyta Dover

as Kinor, a handmaiden

Umberto Silvestri

as Isachar, companion of Rehoboam

Dorian Gray

as Ati

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I think the fact that this is in black and white helps it enormously. So often the poor quality of the image distracts from these Italian-made adventure films and tends to render them all but unwatchable. This one benefits also from decent story to underpin the, admittedly, pretty mediocre acting. T...

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