One Night With the King (2006)
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19% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
(30,881 ratings)
When a beautiful young slave girl learns that her people are about to fall victim to a horrible act of genocide, she will be forced to choose between realizing her wildest dreams or stepping into the pages of history to embrace her destiny in an epic tale of one young girl who rises from peasant to… More When a beautiful young slave girl learns that her people are about to fall victim to a horrible act of genocide, she will be forced to choose between realizing her wildest dreams or stepping into the pages of history to embrace her destiny in an epic tale of one young girl who rises from peasant to princess to claim the heart of a king. Esther was born an exquisite beauty, but her people have been enslaved by the most powerful kingdom on the planet and her parents executed before she ever had a chance to truly know them. Subsequently taken in by her kindly uncle, a royal scribe, Esther is soon spirited away to the royal palace to take her place in the king's harem. Trouble is stirring in this ancient land, however, and when the queen, Vashti, is banished by the unknowing king, palace princes scramble for a position of power the desperate king determined to live up to, and ultimately avenge the battles waged by his father long ago. Now, as the wheels of destruction are slowly set into motion, a malevolent prime minister who has fallen into favor with the king soon begins to wield a frightening amount of power by calling for the death of Esther's people. With time running out for her entire race, Esther must face her fears and be willing to lay down her life if she is to ever fully realize the plan that God has laid out for her. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael O. Sajbel
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
- In Theaters
- Oct 13, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Gener8Xion Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times
Why another version of this oft-filmed tale?
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Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
The movie devolves into a talky, static affair featuring a cast with wildly varying accents and acting abilities.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Esther's triumph isn't because of divine intervention. It's her humanity and bravery that make her a legend, and make that One Night worth remembering, 2,500 years later.
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Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Unfortunately [O'Toole and Sharif are] separated by five centuries, and never share a scene. For a movie with the most righteous of intentions, that's perhaps the most grievous moviemaking sins of all.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
The cinematography and sets look great, but the script is a bummer. It's overlong, overwrought and overblown.
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Cast
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Tiffany Dupont
as Hadassah/Esther
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Luke Goss
as King Xerxes
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John Rhys-Davies
as Mordecai
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John Noble
as Prince Admantha
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Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
as Hagai
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James Callis
as Hamen
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Jonah Lotan
as Jesse
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Peter O'Toole
as The Prophet Samuel
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Steven Bernstein
as Esther's Father
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Omar Sharif
as Prince Memucan
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Denzil Smith
as Prince Carshena
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Jyoti Dogra
as Queen Vashti
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Javen Campbell
as Prince Tarshish
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Dilshad
as Hannah
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Nimrat Kaur
as Sarah
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Suvarchala Narayanan
as Amelekite Queen
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Neal Bhattacharya
as Bigthan
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Takesh Singh
as Eunuch Harbona
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David Michie
as Soldier



