David (1997 film)

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David
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Directed by	Robert Markowitz
Written by	Larry Gross (teleplay)
Produced by	Lorenzo Minoli Luca Bernabei (co-producer)
Starring	Nathaniel Parker Jonathan Pryce Leonard Nimoy Sheryl Lee Ben Daniels
Cinematography	Raffaele Mertes
Edited by	Paul Rubell
Music by	Carlo Siliotto
Production companies	Beta Film Lube Productions Lux Vide RAI Turner Pictures
Distributed by	TNT (USA) (TV) (original airing) TPS Turner Home Entertainment TBN
Release dates	March 23, 1997 (1997-03-23) (Italy) April 6, 1997 (1997-04-06) (USA)
Running time	190 min.
Country	United States/Italy/Germany
Language	English
Budget	US$15,000,000 (estimated)[1]

David is a 1997 television film by Five Mile River Films, starring Nathaniel Parker as King David.^[2] It was written by Larry Gross and directed by Robert Markowitz. The film was entirely shot in Morocco and was originally aired at TNT on 23 March 1997 as part of its Bible Collection.

Plot[]

David, a young Israelite shepherd is chosen by God to help his people in the ongoing war between Israel and the Philistines. David defeats the giant Goliath, a philistine champion and becomes the second king of Israel. However, he is later seduced by power and lust. Adaptation of the biblical story.

Cast[]

• Nathaniel Parker as David
• Jonathan Pryce as Saul
• Leonard Nimoy as Samuel
• Sheryl Lee as Bathsheba
• Ben Daniels as Jonathan
• Richard Ashcroft as Abner
• Maurice Roëves as Joab
• Dominic Rowan as Absalom
• Edward Hall as Amnon
• Clara Bellar as Tamar
• Gina Bellman as Michal
• Franco Nero as Nathan
• Gideon Turner as Young David

Reception[]

David was nominated for one Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of "Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special".^[3] The film was also nominated for two OFTA Television Award in the categories of Best Miniseries and Best New Titles Sequence in a Motion Picture or Miniseries.^[4] On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds 78% of audience approval.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• David at IMDb
• David at Rotten Tomatoes

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