Sharif and O'Toole Team Up for "One Night With The King"

(PRLEAP.COM) Sharif and O’Toole have decided the time is right to get their epic act togather in "One Night With The King.’ The film chronicles the life of the young Jewish girl, Hadassah, played by Hollywood newcomer, Tiffany Dupont. Dupont portrays the rags-to-riches heroine who goes on to become the Biblical Esther, the Queen of Persia (400–322 B.C.), who saves the Jewish nation from annihilation at the hands of its arch enemy Haman (played by James Callis; "Helen of Troy,’ 2003) while winning the heart of the fiercely handsome King Xerxes, played by Luke Goss, 36 ("Blade II,’ 2002; "ZigZag,’ 1999).

"‘One Night With The King’ is a multi-million dollar epic teeming with romance and imagery and complete with suspense, political war conspiracies, and religious intrigue,’ says publicist, Susan Zahn of WDC Media. "Having motion picture legends Peter O’Toole (the Prophet Samuel) and Omar Sharif (Prince Memucan) starring on the same bill only adds to the film’s overall mystique,’ says Zahn.

The "One Night With The King’ cast includes such notable talent as John Rhys-Davies as Mordecai and John Noble as Prince Admantha. Both actors starred in the blockbuster trilogy "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,’ "The Two Towers,’ and "Return of the King.’ The film also features veteran actor Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister Jr. in the lead role of Hegai. Lister has appeared in over 80 films.

"The account of Esther is a passionate story,’ relates Tommy Tenney. "It’s full of reversals of fortune as the tension of the story builds. It’s rooted deeply in two basic human emotions—love and hate,’ says the best-selling author.

With the film’s historical background and its majestic sets, the actors cast in "One Night With The King’ provide the movie with a rich landscape of ethnic diversity. "This project naturally lends itself to being multicultural,’ states Tenney. "It stretches across huge cultural divides from religion to ethnicity. Esther, as an historical figure, appeals to both the Christian and Jewish communities worldwide. The fact that the storyline unfolds in ancient Iraq and Iran is of interest to Muslims as well,’ explains Tenney.

Adapted for film by screenwriter Stephan Blinn, directed by Michael Sajbel and produced by 8X Entertainment, "One Night With The King’ is scheduled for theatrical release on March 25, a date that coincides with the Christian Good Friday and Esther’s Jewish Feast of Purim.


About Omar Sharif:


Born Michel Shalhoub, April 10 1932, in Alexandria, Egypt. Son of a timber merchant

Educated Victoria College, Cairo

Married Actress Faten Hamama in February 1955. Marriage dissolved in 1967. One son Tarek, born in 1957

Films include: Lawrence of Arabia 1962, The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964, Genghis Khan 1965, Dr Zhivago 1965, Funny Girl 1968, Che! 1969, The Last Valley 1970, The Tamarind Seed 1974, Juggernaut 1974, The Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo 1974, Funny Lady 1975, The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976, Mr Ibrahim and les Fleurs du Coran 2003

Recreation Bridge, owning, breeding and racing horses

Reputation Womaniser. Boasted he had received more than 3,000 marriage proposals in a week. Relationships with Barbra Streisand and Ava Gardner

About Peter O’Toole:


Born August 2 1932, in Connemara, Ireland. Son of bookmaker

Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Marriages Sian Phillips in 1960, dissolved in 1979. Two daughters. Karen Brown in 1983, dissolved same year. One son

Plays include: The Long and the Short and the Tall, 1959; Hamlet, 1963; Macbeth, 1980; Pygmalion, 1984, and 1987; Our Song, 1992

Films include: Lawrence of Arabia, 1962; Becket, 1963; What’s New, Pussycat, 1965; The Lion in Winter, 1968; Goodbye Mr Chips, 1969; Man of La Mancha, 1972; Zulu Dawn, 1978; The Last Emperor, 1987

Recreation Warned in 1975 that he was likely to die if he couldn’t control drinking

Reputation "His voice had a crack like a whip… most important of all you couldn’t take your eyes off him" Richard Burton


One Night With The King
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Setting: 400–322 B.C.

Release Date
March 25, 2005

Shooting Location
Japhar, India
Northwestern India

Media Contact
WDC Media
866-736-1702

Worth Reading:
Dan Glaister in Los Angeles
Saturday October 30, 2004
The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1339692,00.html

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