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The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (1979)
TV Movie | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

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The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (1979)

TV Movie | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

Aired as a one-hour special on ABC-TV, this drama told the Old Testament story of a young queen who had to defend both herself and her people after a power-mad advisor convinces her husband that she must die. The story had Jewish girl ...See moreAired as a one-hour special on ABC-TV, this drama told the Old Testament story of a young queen who had to defend both herself and her people after a power-mad advisor convinces her husband that she must die. The story had Jewish girl Esther marrying King Ahasuerus, whose minister Haman tried to kill him. The plot was thwarted by a Jew. To get revenge, Haman convinces the king that the Jews are a threat to his throne, although neither man knows that beautiful young Esther is also Jewish. Since the king's order to kill her people cannot be reversed, the queen has to find a way to save her people and at the same time reveal to the king the true nature of the treacherous Haman. A well-done television drama, the program's familiar plot line had been used before for the features QUEEN ESTHER and ESTHER AND THE KING. Written by Campbell & Pitts See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Olivia Hussey Esther Esther See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Tony Musante King Ahasuerus King Ahasuerus See fewer	The Incident (1967)
Harris Yulin Haman Haman See fewer	Ghostbusters II (1989)
Nehemiah Persoff Mordecai Mordecai See fewer	An American Tail (1986)
Elizabeth Shepherd Hegai Hegai See fewer	The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
Erica Yohn Sura Sura See fewer	An American Tail (1986)
Kario Salem Dalphon Dalphon See fewer	1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
Tom Troupe Teresh Teresh See fewer	Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Ted Wass Simon Simon See fewer	Soap (1977)
Raymond Burr Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Rear Window (1954)
Erica Jong Actress Actress See fewer	Celebrity (1998)
Michael Santiago Actor Actor See fewer	The Squid and the Whale (2005)