Question 1

Why did Raoul Walsh have a double perform Vashti's dance?

Accepted Answer

Walsh did not like Daniela Rocca and did not believe she was a good actress or dancer, so he used a double for Vashti's dance and gave one of Rocca's lines to another actress.

Question 2

Where was this movie made and why?

Accepted Answer

This movie was made in Italy because there was a writers' strike in Hollywood.

Question 3

What historical accuracy is noted about the sets?

Accepted Answer

Giorgio Giovannini's extravagant Persian sets are historically accurate, faithfully reproducing surviving architectural elements from the real palaces at Shushan (or Susa).

Question 4

Which actor played both Xerxes in this film and Leonidas in a later film?

Accepted Answer

Richard Egan played Xerxes (also called Ahasuerus) in this film and later played Leonidas in the 1962 film about Thermopylae.

Question 5

Who plays the evil minister Haman?

Accepted Answer

Sergio Fantoni plays Haman, the king's evil minister who spreads hatred against the Jews.

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