Query: Films set in ancient Persia, Dutch biographical drama films, or Israeli historical drama films
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
A Real Vermeer
Esther (1986 film)
Esther and the King
Alexander the Great (1956 film)
Sikandar (1941 film)
One Night with the King
Rembrandt (1940 film)
Berlin-Jerusalem
Redbad (film)
A Thousand and One Wives
Alexander (2004 film)
Farewell Baghdad (2013 film)
Michiel de Ruyter (film)
The Book of Esther (film)
The Little Traitor
The Flying Dutchman (1957 film)
The Road to Where
Esther (1999 film)
Evidence from documents: A Real Vermeer: '''''A Real Vermeer''''' () is a 2016 Dutch biographical film about art forger Han van Meegeren directed by Rudolf van den Berg.
Esther (1986 film): '''''Esther''''' (Hebrew: '''אסתר''') is a 97-minute 1986 Austrian-British-Dutch-Israeli Hebrew-language independent underground dramatic historical experimental art film directed by Amos Gitai, his directorial debut. The film tells the story of Esther from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Esther and stars Simone Benyamini, Zare Vartanian, Mohammad Bakri and Juliano Mer-Khamis.
Esther and the King: '''''Esther and the King''''' () is a 1960 American-Italian religious epic film produced and directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Joan Collins as Esther, Richard Egan as Ahasuerus, and Denis O'Dea as Mordecai. Walsh and Michael Elkins wrote the screenplay, which was based on the Book of Esther of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. It recounts the origin of the Jewish celebration of Purim.


An international co-production released by 20th Century Fox, ''Esther and the King'' was filmed in Italy in the CinemaScope format (although not signed as such) and the Technicolor color process. Mario Bava, the film's cinematographer, was credited as a co-director on Italian prints of the film.
In Persia in the 5th century BC, a Jewish woman named Esther comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The king has been trying to defeat the campaign of hatred against the Jews by his evil minister Haman. Before the king pairs with Esther to defeat Haman, there are several intervening adventures and an attractive other woman who competes for attention.
Alexander the Great (1956 film): Films set in ancient Persia: After the battle is won, Alexander demands that no Greek city-state ever bear arms against Pella and that they supply men, arms, and ships for the war against Persia.
Israeli historical drama films: '''''Alexander the Great''''' is a CinemaScope and Technicolor 1956 epic historical drama film about the life of Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great written, produced and directed by Robert Rossen.
Sikandar (1941 film): The story is set in 326 B.C. The film begins after Alexander the Great (''Sikander'' in Hindustani) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum.
One Night with the King: ''One Night with the King'' is a dramatization of the Biblical story of Esther, who risked her life by approaching the King of Persia to request that he save the Jewish people.
Rembrandt (1940 film): ''''' Rembrandt ''''' is a 1940 Dutch film directed by Gerard Rutten. It portrays the life of the Dutch artist Rembrandt (1606-1669). He had previously been played by Charles Laughton in the 1936 film ''Rembrandt''. A 1942 German film was also made, starring Ewald Balser.
Berlin-Jerusalem: '''''Berlin-Jerusalem''''' (Hebrew: '''ברלין ירושלים''', tr. ''Berlin Yerushalayim'') is an 89-minute 1989 British-Dutch-French-Israeli-Italian English-, French-, German-, and Hebrew-language independent underground dramatic historical experimental art film directed by Amos Gitai.
Redbad (film): Dutch biographical drama films: '''''Redbad''''' is a 2018 Dutch drama film
biographical: It is based on the life of Redbad, the medieval king of Frisia.
A Thousand and One Wives: '''''A Thousand and One Wives''''' (, tr. '''''Elef Neshotav Shel Naftali Siman-Tov''''', literally "Naftali Siman-Tov's Thousand Wives") is a 1989 Israeli independent underground dramatic-historical art film
Alexander (2004 film): '''''Alexander''''' is a 2004 epic historical drama film based on the life of the ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great. It was directed by Oliver Stone and starred Colin Farrell. The film's original screenplay derived in part from the book ''Alexander the Great'', published in 1973 by the University of Oxford historian Robin Lane Fox. After release, while it performed well in Europe, the American critical reaction was negative. It grossed $167 million worldwide against a $155 million budget, thus making it a commercial failure.


Four versions of the film exist, the initial theatrical cut and three home video director's cuts: the "Director's Cut" in 2005, the "Final Cut" in 2007 and the "Ultimate Cut" in 2013. The two earlier DVD versions of ''Alexander'' ("director's cut" version and the theatrical version) sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States. Oliver Stone's third version, ''Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut'' (2007), sold nearly a million copies and became one of the highest-selling catalog items from Warner Bros ().
The story begins around 285 BC, with Ptolemy I Soter, who narrates throughout the film. Alexander grows up with his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honor, music, exploration, poetry and military combat. His relationship with his father is destroyed when Philip marries Attalus's niece, Eurydice. Alexander insults Philip after disowning Attalus as his kinsman, which results in Alexander's banishment from Philip's palace.
Farewell Baghdad (2013 film): Israeli: '''''Farewell Baghdad''''' (, lit. ''The Dove Flyer''; ) is an Israeli film
historical drama films: Over nearly two hours, and through the story of a 16-year-old Jewish boy, ''Farewell Baghdad'' depicts the story of the last days of the Baghdad Jewish community of the 1950s, and on the eve of the Aliyah of almost all of that community to Israel in Operation Ezra and Nehemiah.
Michiel de Ruyter (film): '''''Michiel de Ruyter''''' () is a 2015 Dutch film about the 17th-century admiral Michiel de Ruyter
The Book of Esther (film): The film portrays a Jewish girl, Esther, who is chosen as the new queen consort to King Xerxes I of Persia
The Little Traitor: an independent family drama film written and directed by Lynn Roth. Based on the novel ''Panther in the Basement'' by author, Amos Oz, the movie takes place in Palestine in 1947, just a few months before Israel becomes a state.
The Road to Where: '''''The Road to Where''''' (Hebrew: '''הדרך לאן''', tr. ''Hadereh Lean'') is a 96-minute 2016 Israeli Arabic- and Hebrew-language independent underground dramatic historical art film directed by Michal Bat-Adam.
Esther (1999 film): Hadassah (Louise Lombard), a beautiful Jewish girl, lives with her cousin (and legal guardian) Mordechai (F. Murray Abraham) in Shushan, the capital of Persia.