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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Nudity, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 11/18/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 53 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Epic, Biopic [feature], Religious Epic, Hagiography See Also: King David [I Love the 80's Edition], King David

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

Richard Gere - King David
Alice Krige - Bathsheba
Edward Woodward - Saul
Denis Quilley - Samuel
Niall Buggy - Nathan
Jack Klaff - Jonathan