Jupiter's Darling
Jupiter's Darling is a 1955 American Eastman Color musical romance film released by MGM and directed by George Sidney filmed in CinemaScope. It starred Esther Williams as the Roman woman Amytis, Howard Keel as Hannibal, the Carthaginian military commander and George Sanders as Fabius Maximus, Amytis's fiancé. In the film, Amytis helps Hannibal swim the Tiber River to take a closer look at Rome's fortifications.
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| Directed by | George Sidney |
| Screenplay by | Dorothy Kingsley |
| Based on | The Road to Rome 1928 play by Robert E. Sherwood |
| Produced by | George Wells |
| Starring | Esther Williams Howard Keel Marge Champion Gower Champion George Sanders Richard Haydn |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher Paul C. Vogel |
| Edited by | Ralph E. Winters |
| Music by | David Rose |
Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,337,000 |
| Box office | $2,520,000 |
The film features many historical characters, including Roman generals Fabius Maximus and Scipio Africanus who appears briefly, in addition to Hannibal. Carthaginians Mago Barca and Maharbal also appear.
Jupiter's Darling was based on Robert E. Sherwood's anti-war comedy play The Road to Rome (1927).
The film was the last of three films Williams and Keel made together, the other two being Pagan Love Song (1950) and Texas Carnival (1951). He later said he felt it was the best picture they made together. The movie was a huge financial flop and the last movie Williams made at MGM.