David and Bathsheba

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David and Bathsheba
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Directed by	Henry King
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by	Philip Dunne
Starring	Gregory Peck Susan Hayward Raymond Massey Kieron Moore James Robertson Justice
Music by	Alfred Newman Edward Powell
Cinematography	Leon Shamroy
Editing by	Barbara McLean
Distributed by	Twentieth Century-Fox
Release date(s)	September, 1951
Running time	123 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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David and Bathsheba is a 1951 historical epic film about King David made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry King, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, from a screenplay by Philip Dunne. The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Leon Shamroy. King David was the second king of Israel and this film is based on the second Old Testament book of Samuel from the Bible. Gregory Peck stars as King David and the film follows King David's life as he adjusts to ruling as a King, and about his relationship with Uriah's wife Bathsheba (Susan Hayward).

1 Cast
2 Production
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Cast

Gregory Peck - King David
Susan Hayward - Bathsheba
Kieron Moore - Uriah
Raymond Massey - Nathan
James Robertson Justice - Abishai
Jayne Meadows - Michal
John Sutton - Ira
Dennis Hoey -Joab
Walter Talun - Goliath
Francis X. Bushman - Saul the King
Leo Pessin - Young David
Paul Newlan - Samuel
Holmes Herbert - Jesse

[edit] Production

While Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. owned the rights to the 1943 book David written by Duff Cooper, the film is not based on that book. It was, though, the inspiration that led the studio to this film project. The production of the film started on November 24, 1950 and was completed in January of 1951 (with some additional material shot in February 1951). The film premiered first in New York City August 14th, and later in Los Angeles August 30th, before opening wide in September of 1951. ^[1]