tyrone power be cast in the lead a solomon . however and part way through the film he die unexpectedly . the studio choose to cast yul brynner in the lead and re shoot the scene that power have do . in hindsight and consider how awful this film be and power be lucky a this would have be a horrible way to end his lovely film career . of all the biblical epic i have see and this one be by far the bad and that say a lot because hollywood have make many dull biblical tale so many you wonder if the creation of these film be an atheist conspiracy . in fact and the film be so dull that it deservedly be include in harry medved brilliant book the fifty bad movie of all time . there be so many reason to hate the film but the bad be how incredibly ponderous the whole thing be . sure and cast people with italian and eastern european and scottish and english accent to play egyptian and israeli be pretty bad but at least this make the film oddly humorous . have bosomy gina lollobrigida play the role of a woman repute to have come from a place around ethiopia be also just awful and but at least she be beautiful even if she couldn not act . have an overweight and post middle age george sander play such a young role be also pretty bad and but at least he have a pretty voice . create an orgy scene that be choreograph and revoltingly dull be pretty bad and but at least you get to see in the credit a mention of a person a the orgy choreographer . no and the bad thing about this movie be that almost two and a half hour and it seem like nine it be so poorly pace and insipid . consider that the only mention of this queen of sheba and solomon be only in a few measly verse in the old testament and it amaze the film just go on and on and on . the great story ever tell be a bit longer and but that movie be base on four gospel not a dozen or so verse . the bottom line be that the film be wretched in practically every way ( except for gina cleavage ) . even for devote christian and jew and this be a must avoid film because it play so fast and loose with the truth as well a injects an amazing amount of sex into a biblical film . terrible in almost every way and it be truly a blessing for tyrone power that he not remember for star in this bloated turkey .