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June 1968 (USA)
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SAUL AND David (Marcello Baldi, 1964) **1/2
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Cast
(in credits order) | Norman Wooland | ... | King Saul |
| Gianni Garko | ... | David |
| Elisa Cegani | ... | Akhinoam |
| Luz Márquez | ... | Abigail |
| Pilar Clemens | ... | Michal |
| Virgilio Teixeira | ... | Abner |
 | Antonio Mayans | ... | Jonathan |
| Carlos Casaravilla | ... | Samuel |
| Stefy Lang | ... | Goliath |
| Marco Paoletti | ... | David as a Boy |
| Paolo Gozlino | ... | Joab |
| Andrea Sciré | ||
| Raffaele Romano | ||
| Dante Maggio | ... | Abdon |
| Giorgio Cerioni | ||
| Antonio Molino Rojo | ||
 | Aldo Sambrell | ||
| Barta Barri | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ricardo G. Lilló | (as Ricardo Lillo) | |
| Antonio Vela | ... | David's (child) friend |
| José Jaspe | ... | (uncredited) |
| Nino Persello | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Marcello Baldi | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Marcello Baldi | ||
| Emilio Cordero | story | |
| Tonino Guerra | ||
| Ottavio Jemma | ||
| Flavio Niccolini | ||
| A. Rubio Fuentes | ||
Produced by | |||
| Emilio Cordero | .... | co-producer | |
| Toni Di Carlo | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Teo Usuelli | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Marcello Masciocchi | |||
| Juan Ruiz Romero | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Giuliana Attenni | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Sigfrido Burmann | |||
| Ottavio Scotti | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Giorgio Desideri | |||
Production Management | |||
| José María Alonso Pesquera | .... | production manager | |
Stunts | |||
| Miguel Pedregosa | .... | stunts | |
Music Department | |||
| Alberto Zedda | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Clement Lister | .... | dialogue director | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Rizzoli-World (1968) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- St. Clair Vision (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) (2005) (USA) (TV) (English version)
- Paramount Films de España (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Screen Gems Television (19??) (USA) (TV) (dubbed)
- VCI Entertainment (2012) (USA) (all media)
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"Sibling Rivalry" - USA (TV title)
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Spain:119 min | USA:105 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Much of the same comments I made in connection with Joseph AND HIS BRETHREN (1960; see above) apply here as well; in fact this is a Biblical peplum also found on the same 3-Disc 10 film collection I rented in time for Good Friday. Luckily, this is slightly superior in that one gets to see re-enacted events with which one is not much familiar (unless he is a staunch Bible reader or theologian). In fact, although the film opens with the perennial David and Goliath confrontation (which while swift is also remarkably bloody), it mostly concerns itself with the embittered and ever worsening relationship between renounced Israelite sovereign Saul and his champion warrior David who regularly makes mincemeat of legions of Philistines.
Saul is portrayed as a pitiful weakling by Norman Wooland (a surprising but not ineffective bit of casting) while blond-haired Gianni Garko is suitably imposing as the psalmist-harpist-warrior David of Bethlehem. As the story goes here, Saul’s persecution of David is so long drawn-out that the latter almost joins the Philistine ranks against his own people! While the handling of the material is insufficiently inspired to sustain one’s interest for two hours, as I said the main thrust of the narrative is fresh enough to distinguish itself from other cinematic versions of the Biblical tale I am familiar with: David AND BATHSHEBA (1951; with Gregory Peck as David), David AND GOLIATH (1960; another Italian costumer with Orson Welles as Saul) and KING David (1985; with Edward Woodward and Richard Gere as, respectively, Saul and David).