Sins of Jezebel

9/4/19531h 15m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Most shameless sirens of all the ages! ~

Overview:

The aging king of Israel, Ahab, falls under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming Pagan woman named Jezebel and, against the advice of his advisers and the prophet Elijah, marries her. Her plan to introduce her idols to Israel angers God, who wreaks vengeance on Israel.

Director:

Reginald Le Borg

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$100,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

israel
stoning
bible
seduction
femme fatale
god
prophet
soldier
pagan
historical drama
religious film
costume drama
religious persecution
father daughter relationship
9th century
biblical
costume epic
idolatry
low budget
jezebel

Cast

Paulette Goddard

~ as ~

Jezebel

George Nader

~ as ~

Jehu

Eduard Franz

~ as ~

Ahab

John Hoyt

~ as ~

Elijah

Ludwig Donath

~ as ~

Naboth

John Shelton

~ as ~

Loram

Joe Besser

~ as ~

Yonkel

Margia Dean

~ as ~

Deborah

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
5
It's only short, this, but even at just seventy-five minutes the whole rather dry and stage-bound affair seems to drag! "Ahab" (Eduard Franz) is faithfully following the advice of "Elijah" (John Hoyt) and ruling his kingdom of Israel much as King Solomon might have done. Then, a bit like that King, he falls under the spell of a woman - and a toxic, scheming one at that. "Jezebel" (Paulette Goddard) is a pagan, and rather than allowing him to convert her, she sets out to ensnare him in her multi-theistic culture. As you might expect, fairly swiftly the chagrin really hits the fan! It's one of the more seedy and salacious bible stories, this - but a combination of censors and a poor screenplay really do render this quite dull to watch. Goddard is way off her best and the remainder of the cast (except the camels, perhaps) are equally unremarkable as this legendary Old Testament story is reduced to something distinctly pedestrian. Pity, it could have been much more intriguing and engaging - but as it is, I don't know that I will I bother watching it again.