David and Bathsheba (film)

Movie
German title	David and Bathsheba
Original title	David and Bathsheba
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1951
length	116 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Henry King
script	Philip Dunne
production	Darryl F. Zanuck
music	Alfred Newman
camera	Leon Shamroy
cut	Barbara McLean
occupation
Gregory Peck : King David Susan Hayward : Bathsheba Raymond Massey : Nathan Kieron Moore : Urija James Robertson Justice : Abishai Jayne Meadows : Michal John Sutton : Ira Dennis Hoey : Joab Francis X. Bushman : King Saul Paul Newlan : Samuel Walter Talun : Goliath
synchronization
Gregory Peck : Wolfgang Lukschy Susan Hayward : Carola Höhn Kieron Moore : Paul Klinger James Robertson Justice : Bum Kruger

David and Bathsheba is the title of a monumental film produced in 1951 , the plot of which is based on an episode of the Old Testament ( 2nd Book of Samuel ). The novel David by Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich, also served as inspiration.

action

David reached the zenith of his power when he himself became ruler of Israel after the death of King Saul. He remembers a time when he was a shepherd and was ordained as the future king of Israel by the prophet Samuel at God's command. With the help of God he could also kill the giant Goliath with the help of a slingshot.

David, now king, falls in love with Bathsheba, a noblewoman who, however, is married to the soldier Uriah. When Bathsheba becomes pregnant by David, he has Uriah killed on the battlefield. The prophet Nathan then prophesied that there would be great wars in David's house in the future.

background

The shooting of the film took place between November 1950 and February 1951 in and around Nogales , Arizona, USA . The film premiered in the United States on August 10, 1951. In West Germany , the film was released on February 19, 1952, in Austria only in December 1952. The film's worldwide revenues were around 7 million dollars.

criticism

"Old Testament romance in a more sober than adventurous monumental film."

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

The film proved to be a big loser at the Academy Awards in 1952 . He was nominated in the following five categories, but came away empty-handed.

• Best Production Design : Lyle R. Wheeler , George W. Davis , Thomas Little , Paul S. Fox
• Best camera : Leon Shamroy
• Best costume design : Charles Le Maire , Edward Stevenson
• Best Score : Alfred Newman
• Best Original Screenplay : Philip Dunne

Director Henry King was also nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award in the category Best Director of a Feature Film in 1952 , but had to admit defeat to George Stevens and his director for A Place in the Sun.

Web links

• David and Bathsheba in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Pictures for the film

Individual evidence

1. ↑ David and Bathsheba. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .