Solomon and Sheba (1959 film)
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Solomon and Sheba (1959 film) is a 1959 biblical epic drama depicting the legendary romance and political intrigue between Israel's King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Solomon and Sheba (1959 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5402853 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solomon and Sheba (1959 film) Context triple: [Yul Brynner, notableWork, Solomon and Sheba (1959 film)]
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A.
Kings of the Sun (1963 film)
Kings of the Sun is a 1963 historical adventure film depicting a Mayan prince’s flight to the Gulf Coast and ensuing conflict with Native American tribes, featuring George Chakiris and Yul Brynner.
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B.
La reine de Saba
La reine de Saba is a 19th-century French grand opera by Charles Gounod, inspired by the biblical legend of the Queen of Sheba and noted for its exotic atmosphere and lyrical richness.
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C.
QueenOfSheba
The Queen of Sheba is a legendary monarch, celebrated in biblical, Qur’anic, and Ethiopian traditions for her famed visit to King Solomon and her association with wisdom, wealth, and mystery.
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D.
The Sheik
The Sheik is a 1921 silent romantic drama film that became one of Rudolph Valentino’s most iconic roles and a defining work of early Hollywood stardom.
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E.
Queen of Persia
Queen of Persia is the royal consort of the Persian king, historically associated with figures such as Cassandane, wife of Cyrus the Great in the Achaemenid Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solomon and Sheba (1959 film) Target entity description: Solomon and Sheba (1959 film) is a 1959 biblical epic drama depicting the legendary romance and political intrigue between Israel's King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
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A.
Kings of the Sun (1963 film)
Kings of the Sun is a 1963 historical adventure film depicting a Mayan prince’s flight to the Gulf Coast and ensuing conflict with Native American tribes, featuring George Chakiris and Yul Brynner.
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B.
La reine de Saba
La reine de Saba is a 19th-century French grand opera by Charles Gounod, inspired by the biblical legend of the Queen of Sheba and noted for its exotic atmosphere and lyrical richness.
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C.
QueenOfSheba
The Queen of Sheba is a legendary monarch, celebrated in biblical, Qur’anic, and Ethiopian traditions for her famed visit to King Solomon and her association with wisdom, wealth, and mystery.
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D.
The Sheik
The Sheik is a 1921 silent romantic drama film that became one of Rudolph Valentino’s most iconic roles and a defining work of early Hollywood stardom.
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E.
Queen of Persia
Queen of Persia is the royal consort of the Persian king, historically associated with figures such as Cassandane, wife of Cyrus the Great in the Achaemenid Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirector | Eliot Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Freddie Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Marcel Escoffier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | King Vidor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Otto Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical drama
ⓘ
epic ⓘ historical drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between religious duty and romantic love
ⓘ
struggle for the throne of Israel ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Gina Lollobrigida as Queen of Sheba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yul Brynner as King Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
King Solomon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen of Sheba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mario Nascimbene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale crowd scenes
ⓘ
lavish battle sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
political intrigue in ancient Israel
ⓘ
romance between Solomon and the Queen of Sheba ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | George Sanders as Adonijah ⓘ |
| producer | Ted Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Edward Small Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959-10-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 141 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anthony Veiller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dudley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Sheba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | reign of King Solomon ⓘ |
| starring |
David Farrar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finlay Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ George Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Gina Lollobrigida NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Marisa Pavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yul Brynner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Solomon and Sheba (1959 film) Description of subject: Solomon and Sheba (1959 film) is a 1959 biblical epic drama depicting the legendary romance and political intrigue between Israel's King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
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