One Night with the King

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One Night with the King
Movie poster for One Night with the King
Directed by	Michael O. Sajbel
Produced by	Matthew Crouch
Written by	Stephan Blinn
Starring	Tiffany Dupont John Rhys-Davies Luke Goss
Music by	J.A.C. Redford
Cinematography	Steven Bernstein
Editing by	Gabriella Cristiani Michelle Summers
Distributed by	Rocky Mountain Pictures
Release date(s)	2006-10-13
Running time	2hrs, 3min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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One Night with the King is a film that was released in 2006 in the United States. It was based on the novel Hadassah: One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney and Mark Andrew Olsen. The movie was produced by Matt and Laurie Crouch of Gener8Xion Entertainment Inc. It was ninth on the list of highest-grossing motion pictures during the week it was released. This film received a 2007 CAMIE Award,^[1] as did Luke Goss for his portrayal of King Xerxes. The film was chosen to be shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.^{[verification needed]}

One Night with the King is a dramatization of the Old Testament Bible story of Esther, who risked her life by approaching the king to request that he save the Jewish people.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
- 3.1 Promotion
4 Reception
- 4.1 Box office
- 4.2 Reviews
5 See also
6 External links
7 References

[edit] Plot

The film generally adheres to the main plot of the Biblical narrative. However, the film adds stylistic elements not present in the Biblical story. The Jewish narrative of the relationship between Esther and Ahasuerus (treated as Xerxes I of Persia in this, as in many adaptations) was not a love story, but a forced marriage in which Esther had no choice. The story presents many facets that could have happened rather than strictly sticking to biblical texts.

Premiere Night at Mann Bruins Theater in L.A. California

Jeannie Tenney wrote and sung "One Night with the King" during the final credits. She is a co-author with her husband, Tommy Tenney, of the book upon which the film is based.

[edit] Cast

Tiffany Dupont as Hadassah/Esther
Luke Goss as King Xerxes
John Rhys-Davies as Mordecai
Omar Sharif as Prince Memucan
Tommy Lister, Jr. as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
John Noble as Prince Admatha
James Callis as Haman, the Agagite
Peter O'Toole as Samuel, the Prophet

[edit] Production

The movie was filmed entirely in Rajasthan, India^[2].

[edit] Promotion

The Genius Club from writer/director Tim Chey was also released theatrically in 2006. The film's trailers showed before One Night With The King.

[edit] Reception

[edit] Box office

Opening weekend the film merited over US$4 million.^[3] The film has a freshness rating of 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.^[4]

[edit] Reviews

The film has received a generally negative reception from the mainstream press, garnering a 15% positive rating on RottenTomatoes.com, based on 26 reviews, with a composite average of 4.3 out of 10. The New York Post gave this movie a 0/5.

As of November 2006, the movie had been awarded four Doves by the Dove Foundation and received the Dove Family-Approved Seal.^{[verification needed]}

The movie has been endorsed by the American Bible Society, and its President, Dr. Paul Irwin, because it is faithful to the meaning of the Scripture.^{[verification needed]}

Dr. Andrew David Naselli found the film to be deeply disappointing in both content and form, ^[5] as did Philip Gons.^[6]

[edit] See also

In the article Esther, there is an extensive list of the modern telling and retelling of this story. The disambiguation page also has a wealth of related links and articles.

Book site, Hadassah: One Night with the King