King David

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Director Bruce Beresford has safely stayed within the domain of the Bible and not strayed into patches of Hollywood fiction in this routine version of the story of David (Richard Gere). For that reason, anyone unfamiliar with Biblical history might be puzzled by the episodic presentation of David's life. In the opening scenes, Samuel condemns Saul and anoints the young David as his heir, and in fairly quick succession David slays Goliath, incurs Saul's jealous wrath, leaves, and, much later, comes back to rule after Saul has died. Once David is on the throne, Bathsheba and then Absalom enter into the picture. Interspersed are brutal scenes of fighting, but not much in the way of motivation for David's complex behavior. Gaps in the narration or unclear motivation may be the result of trying to cover too many events in a 114-minute running time. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Color	Color
Director	Bruce Beresford
Editor	William M. Anderson
Format	DVD
Language	English/French
Rating	PG13
Run Time	113 min
Stars	Richard Gere, Alice Krige, Edward Woodward, Denis Quilley, Niall Buggy, Jack Klaff
Subtitles	English
Year Released	1985

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