King David (film)
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| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Produced by | Martin Elfand |
| Written by | Andrew Birkin James Costigan |
| Starring | Richard Gere Edward Woodward Alice Krige Luigi Montefiori Niall Buggy Jack Klaff |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Editing by | William M. Anderson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 29, 1985 |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $21 million |
| Box office | $5,111,099 |
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King David is a 1985 film about the second king of Israel, David. It was filmed in 1984 in Matera and Craco, Italy. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and starred Richard Gere in the title role.
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[edit] Cast
- Richard Gere as "David"
- Edward Woodward as "Saul"
- Alice Krige as "Bathsheba"
- Denis Quilley as "Samuel"
- Niall Buggy as "Nathan"
- Cherie Lunghi as "Michal"
- Hurd Hatfield as "Ahimelech"
- Jack Klaff as "Jonathan"
- John Castle as "Abner"
- Tim Woodward as "Joab"
- David de Keyser as "Ahitophel"
- Ian Sears as "Young David"
- Simon Dutton as "Eliab"
- Jean-Marc Barr as "Absalom"
- Arthur Whybrow as "Jesse"
- Christopher Malcolm as "Doeg the Edomite"
- Valentine Pelka as "Shammah"
- Ned Vukovic as "Malchishua"
- Gina Bellman as "Tamar"
- James Coombes as "Amnon"
[edit] Reception
The film was not well received by the critics, with the New York Times calling it "...not a good film...". Rotten Tomatoes gives King David a 14% rating. Gere's performance in the film earned him a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actor.
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