David 

The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: "Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." (I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel ... See full summary »

Stars:

Nathaniel Parker, Jonathan Pryce, Leonard Nimoy

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nathaniel Parker	...	David
Jonathan Pryce	...	Saul
Leonard Nimoy	...	Samuel
Sheryl Lee	...	Bathsheba
Ben Daniels	...	Jonathan
Richard Ashcroft	...	Abner
Gideon Turner	...	Young David
Maurice Roëves	...	Joab
Dominic Rowan	...	Absalom
Edward Hall	...	Amnon
Clara Bellar	...	Tamar
Gina Bellman	...	Michal
Franco Nero	...	Nathan
John H. Francis	...	Phineas (as John Francis)
Mohamad Belfikh	...	Zadok

Storyline

The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: "Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." (I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel gives the Hebrews their first king, Saul, a simple farmer, who with God's help becomes a brave and mighty warlord who leads the united tribes of Israel against their enemies. Saul, however, has incessant doubts about his mission. Not trustful enough of divine wisdom, he acts of his own accord and thus sins against the Lord. The influential prophet Samuel turns away from Saul in order to select a new king according to God's will: David. He is still a young boy, tending sheep in the fields, when, secretly Samuel oints him as the next king of the Israelites. When David - as courageous as he is intelligent - emerges victorious from his encounter with Goliath, the Philistines' most powerful warrior, he becomes a hero. His fame arouses the jealousy of King Saul, who senses that David is going to dispute his...

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | king | battle | death | violence | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Five Mile River Films TNT

Country:

Italy Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bibeln - David

Filming Locations:

Ifrane, Morocco

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lux Vide, Lube, Beta Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

190 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

It is the second movie in why Franco Nero appeared as a Biblical figure. He appeared as Abel in John Huston's The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966).

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Connections

Follows Samson and Delilah (1996)

User Reviews

an exercise

a king. and his reign. his fights. his victories. his sins. Nathaniel Parker does a decent job. but , in many scenes, it is not enough. because the case of David is more delicate than the situation of another personalities presented in Holy Scripture. he is alive. the informations are many and complete. his virtues and his errors are not field for innovations for scriptwriter. he has a clear portrait and, for the Christian or Jew, it is the only portrait possible. the film make the error to seems be an improvisation. its David is only a drawing. an exercise, an essay about one of the most important heroes of Israel. pieces who imagine a puzzle. result - a nice film who not use the Bible as source but only for inspiration. and that is, in that case, a great error because the story seems be fake or only pretext for costumes.