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Writer:
Ernest Kinoy
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Release Date:
9 April 1976 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
He was the chosen king who loved God and committed the acts of sin. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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DVD Playhouse--March 2009
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User Reviews:
Accurate and yet inaccurate See more (5 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Timothy Bottoms ... David

Anthony Quayle ... King Saul
Norman Rodway ... Joab
Oded Teomi ... Jonathan
Mark Dignam ... Samuel
Yehuda Efroni ... Younger Abner
Antonio Tarruella ... Goliath (as Tony Tarruella)
Ahuva Yuval ... Abigail
Irit Ben Zur ... Michal (as Irit Benzer)
Avraham Ben-Yosef ... Ahimelech
Yakar Semach ... Abiathar
Ilan Dar ... Eliab
Dudu Topaz ... Abinadab (as David Topaz)
Ori Levy ... Gaza
Keith Michell ... Older David

Jane Seymour ... Bathsheba
Susan Hampshire ... Michal
Yair Rubin ... Shammab (as Koya Reuben)

Brian Blessed ... Abner
Barry Morse ... Jehosephat
David Collings ... Nathan
Nelson Modling ... Absolom
Terrence Hardiman ... Uriah
Jeanette Sterke ... Abigail
David Nielson ... Ammon
Eric Chapman ... Seriah
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

J.C. Henning ... Elga

Maureen O'Connell ... Maacah
Dov Reiser ... Witch of Endor
Larry Kemp ... Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Lowell Rich 
Alex Segal 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ernest Kinoy 

Produced by
Mildred Freed Alberg .... producer
Fernando González .... associate producer
Kuli Sander .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Laurence Rosenthal 
 
Cinematography by
John Coquillon 
 
Film Editing by
Sidney Katz 
 
Stunts
Miguel Pedregosa .... stunt performer
 
Other crew
David Noel Freedman .... consultant
 

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Runtime:
191 min | USA:240 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG
Filming Locations:
IsraelSee more »
Company:
Columbia Pictures TelevisionSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The voice of Young Abner (Yehuda Efroni) is dubbed over.See more »
Quotes:
Samuel:Yaweh chose you.
King Saul:Out of the mouth of Samuel.
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Movie Connections:
Version of A Story of David: The Hunted (1961)See more »

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2 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Accurate and yet inaccurate, 12 October 2007
Author: Jugu Abraham (jugu_abraham@yahoo.co.uk) from Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Several aspects of the film startle you. Unlike usual Hollywood works on the Bible, this one indicates that population in the Holy Land was a lot less than today--only European director Pasolini's "Gospel According to St Mathew" came close to this fact. While the film is faithful to the text in most places (including art direction of David's first glimpse of Bathsheba), the film's veracity crumbles with the death of Absalom--whose death was linked to his long hair--shown in the film as merely being hit on the forehead by a low branch.

Continuity is s problem too. Joab's attempt to attack the Jebusite fort (later called Jerusalem) is depicted to gain David's favor. Soon we find he won David's favor, What happened in the interim is not shown.

Note: Michal and Abigail are played by two different actresses not one. A reader, Clayton Slaughter, of this review pointed out to me that the final film was the amalgamation of two films (one shot in Israel, the other in Spain) by two directors, which explains this oddity.

I prefer Bruce Beresford's "King David" with Richard Gere that has received more brickbats than bouquets. It had fine performances, good direction, and intelligent camera-work--although it took artistic license with the the story.

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