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King David

King David

The story of the man.

19855.61h 54m

Overview

This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

Directed by Bruce Beresford
Written by Andrew Birkin, James Costigan
Produced by Martin Elfand
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $5.1M

Top Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

King David

Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

King Saul

Denis Quilley

Denis Quilley

Prophet Samuel

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Bathsheba

Cherie Lunghi

Cherie Lunghi

Michal

John Castle

John Castle

Abner

George Eastman

George Eastman

Goliath

Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Akiss (uncredited)

Niall Buggy

Niall Buggy

Nathan

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Ahimelech

Themes & Keywords

biblebiography10th century bc

About King David

King David is a action, adventure, history, drama film released in 1985 exploring themes of bible, biography, 10th century bc. Directed by Bruce Beresford, it stars Richard Gere, Edward Woodward, Denis Quilley. This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

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