King David
The story of the man.
Overview
This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
- Budget
- $22,000,000
- Revenue
- $5,111,099
- Production
- Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance, Paramount Pictures
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Cast
Richard Gere
King David
Edward Woodward
King Saul
Denis Quilley
Prophet Samuel
Alice Krige
Bathsheba
Cherie Lunghi
Michal
John Castle
Abner
George Eastman
Goliath
Tomas Milian
Akiss (uncredited)
Niall Buggy
Nathan
Hurd Hatfield
Ahimelech
Jack Klaff
Jonathan
Tim Woodward
Joab
David de Keyser
Ahitophel
Ian Sears
Young David
Jean-Marc Barr
Absalom
Arthur Whybrow
Jesse
Christopher Malcolm
Doeg
Valentine Pelka
Shammah
Ned Vukovic
Malchishua
James Coombes
Amnon
Crew
- Director
- Bruce Beresford
- Writers
- Andrew Birkin,James Costigan
- Producers
- Martin Elfand
- Cinematography
- Donald McAlpine
- Composer
- Carl Davis
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Wuchak
April 22, 2019
***Good but lacks the detail to make it great*** David is my favorite biblical character aside from JC himself. I never tire of reading the events of his life: the trials & perseverance, the agonies & ecstasies, the successes and failures. "King David" (1985) stars Richard Gere in the titular role and covers the bulk of the events. You’ll see all the following happenings in the picture: Samuel's choosing of David as successor to King Saul; Israel's battles with the Philistines; the fig…
CinemaSerf
November 14, 2024
I never quite understood why Richard Gere became the Hollywood superstar he did, and films like this don't really help. It's a standard production depicting the rise to the throne of Israel of David. We start just as God is getting a bit irked with the behaviour of King Saul (Edward Woodward) and the prophet Samuel (Denis Quilley) decides that the young David is to succeed. The King isn't so impressed with this and so sets about to ruin his would-be successor in the eyes of the army and the peop…