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 +'''''David and Bathsheba''''' is a [[1951 in film|1951]] [[historical film|historical]] [[epic film]] about King [[David]] made by [[20th Century Fox]]. It was directed by [[Henry King (director)|Henry King]], produced by [[Darryl F. Zanuck]], from a screenplay by [[Philip Dunne (writer)|Philip Dunne]]. The music score was by [[Alfred Newman]] and the cinematography by [[Leon Shamroy]]. King David was the second king of Israel and this film is based on the second [[Old Testament]] book of [[Books of Samuel|Samuel]] from the [[Bible]]. [[Gregory Peck]] stars as King David and the film follows King David's life as he adjusts to ruling as a King, and about his relationship with Uriah's wife Bathsheba ([[Susan Hayward]]). It was shot entirely in [[Nogales, Arizona]]. Goliath of Gath was portrayed by a [[Poland|Polish]] wrestler named Wladyslaw Talun.
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 +==Cast==
 +*[[Gregory Peck]] - ''[[David|King David]]''
 +*[[Susan Hayward]] - ''[[Bathsheba]]''
 +*[[Kieron Moore]] - ''[[Uriah the Hittite|Uriah]]''
 +*[[Raymond Massey]] - ''[[Nathan (Prophet)|Nathan]]''
 +*[[James Robertson Justice]] - ''[[Abishai (Bible)|Abishai]]''
 +*[[Jayne Meadows]] - ''[[Michal]]''
 +*''John Sutton'' - ''Ira''
 +*''Dennis Hoey'' -''[[Joab]]''
 +*''Wladyslaw Talun'' - ''[[Goliath (Bible)|Goliath]]''
 +*[[Francis X. Bushman]] - ''[[Saul the King]]''
 +*''Leo Pessin'' - ''Young David''
 +*''Paul Newlan'' - ''Samuel''
 +*[[Holmes Herbert]] - ''Jesse''
 +*[[George Zucco]] - ''Egyptian Ambassador'' (uncredited)
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 +==Production==
 +While Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. owned the rights to the 1943 book ''David'' written by [[Duff Cooper]], the film is not based on that book. It was, though, the inspiration that led the studio to this film project. The production of the film started on November 24, 1950 and was completed in January 1951 (with some additional material shot in February 1951). The film premiered first in New York City August 14, and later in Los Angeles August 30, before opening wide in September 1951.
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David and Bathsheba is a 1951 historical epic film about King David made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry King, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, from a screenplay by Philip Dunne. The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Leon Shamroy. King David was the second king of Israel and this film is based on the second Old Testament book of Samuel from the Bible. Gregory Peck stars as King David and the film follows King David's life as he adjusts to ruling as a King, and about his relationship with Uriah's wife Bathsheba (Susan Hayward). It was shot entirely in Nogales, Arizona. Goliath of Gath was portrayed by a Polish wrestler named Wladyslaw Talun.

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While Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. owned the rights to the 1943 book David written by Duff Cooper, the film is not based on that book. It was, though, the inspiration that led the studio to this film project. The production of the film started on November 24, 1950 and was completed in January 1951 (with some additional material shot in February 1951). The film premiered first in New York City August 14, and later in Los Angeles August 30, before opening wide in September 1951.



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