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King Vidor
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Contraint, faute de commanditaire, à une retraite prématurée, King Vidor se tourne vers l'écriture, la peinture, la philosophie. Il enseigne à l'université du sud de la Californie et tourne deux courts métrages expérimentaux. En 1979, il reçoit un oscar pour l'ensemble de son uvre.
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Yul Brynner stars as the legendary figure of the Bible in King Vidor's only contribution to this popular 1950s genre. When aged King David (Finlay Currie) has a vision from God telling him that Solomon should succeed him as ruler of the Israelites, David heeds His word.
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Several items located with publicity materials may actually have been used for Vidor's lectures at The University of Texas. Other publicity materials include box office analyses, advertising plans, clippings and promotional images.
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Vidor tried seven endings before shooting one incorporating this bleak moral. Sims and his family visit a vaudeville show, and are last seen howling at the antics of two clowns, swallowed in a mindless laughing crowd.
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