Summary
Filmed in Israel and Spain, the four-hour made-for-TV The Story of David stars Timothy Bottoms as the Biblical king. The "David and Goliath" legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David's later disastrous romance with Bathsheba (Jane Seymour) is handled with taste and decorum. Also in the cast are Anthony Quayle as King Saul, and Terence Hardiman as Bathsheba's unfortunate warrior husband Uriah. Ernest Kinoy's teleplay does justice to the Biblical text, without lapsing into wearisome "thees", "thous" and other such archaic dialogue. The Story of David premiered in two parts on April 9 and 11, 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Additional Information
| Subjects |
David,
-- King of Israel
-- Drama.
Kings and rulers, Ancient -- Drama. Sins -- Drama. Repentance -- Drama. Humility -- Drama. Bible films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Made-for-TV movies. |
| Publisher | Culver City, Calif. :Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,2009 |
| Edition | Full screen. |
| Contributors |
Alberg, Mildred Freed.
Kinoy, Ernest. Rich, David Lowell. Segal, Alex, 1915-1977. Bottoms, Timothy, 1949- Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989. Rodway, Norman, 1929-2001. Teomi, Oded. Dignam, Mark, 1909-1989. Tarruella, Antonio. Seymour, Jane, 1951- Columbia Pictures Television. Mildred Freed Alberg Productions (Firm) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Timothy Bottoms, Anthony Quayle, Norman Rodway, Oded Teomi, Mark Dignam, Antonio Tarruella, Ahuva Yuval, Jane Seymour. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, John Coquillon ; editor, Sidney Katz ; music, Laurence Rosenthal. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English French English dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a television motion picture in 1976. |
| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital mono. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1435929144 9781435929142 |
| Other | Classic View |