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David and Bathsheba

5.7

Released August 10, 1951Runtime 2h 3min

Mighty as Goliath!

King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.

Genres

Drama

Romance

History

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $2,170,000
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

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Cast

Gregory PeckKing David

Susan HaywardBathsheba

Kieron MooreUriah

Raymond MasseyNathan

James Robertson JusticeAbishai

Jayne MeadowsMichal

John SuttonIra

Dennis HoeyJoab

Francis X. BushmanKing Saul (uncredited)

George ZuccoEgyptian Ambassador (uncredited)

William SevernShepherd Boy (uncredited)

Gwen VerdonSpecialty Dancer (uncredited)

Leo B. PessinDavid as a boy (uncredited)

John BurtonPriest (uncredited)

Crew

Henry KingDirector

Philip DunneWriter

Darryl F. ZanuckProducer

Barbara McLeanEditor

Paul S. FoxSet Decoration

Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography

Ben NyeMakeup Artist

Thomas LittleSet Decoration

Edward StevensonCostume Design

George W. DavisArt Direction

Lyle R. WheelerArt Direction

Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer

E. Clayton WardSound

Edward B. PowellOrchestrator

Roger Heman Sr.Sound

Fred SersenVisual Effects

Jack ColeChoreographer

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Reviews

I have to admit that I greatly enjoy the swords-and-sandals genre, whether of Christianity or of other types. This was solidly directed by King and had strong performances by Peck, Hayward and Massey, and was greatly touching at the end when David discovers the overwhelming and incredible power of ...

Right from the opening bars of Alfred Newman's (overpowering) score, this has Darryl F. Zanuck all over it. Rousing music, grand structures, glittering costumes and a cast that, well, must have had spare capacity on their contracts. Taken - at times verbatim - from the biblical books of Samuel, thi...