The Bible - David

Movie
German title	The Bible - David
Original title	David
Country of production	USA , Italy , Germany
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	190 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Robert Markowitz
script	Larry Gross
production	Gerald Rafshoon
music	Carlo Siliotto
camera	Raffaele Mertes
cut	David Beatty , Paul Rubell
occupation
Jonathan Pryce : Saul Leonard Nimoy : Samuel Nathaniel Parker : David Sheryl Lee : Bathsheba Maurice Roëves : Joab Ben Daniels : Jonathan Lina Sastri : Abigail Angelo Infanti : Ahimelech Marco Leonardi : Urija Dominic Rowan : Absalom Edward Hall : Amnon Clara Bellar : Tamar Franco Nero : Natan Peter Woodthorpe : Nabal

The Bible - David is a two-part television film that tells the life of King David .

action

God gives the people of Israel two kings: first Saul , who sinned against the Lord's commandments and thereby forfeited his kingship, and then David, an almost 18-year-old shepherd. Soon after, Israel is attacked by the Philistines . When David kills Goliath , the enemy's strongest warrior, with his slingshot, his ascent as king over all Israel begins; a path that is paved with large obstacles.

background

If Samson and Delila were a conglomerate of violence and fictional eroticism, David is a film that is strongly based on the Old Testament . Part 1 could have been called David and Saul , because - and this is good for the film - author Larry Gross also tells of David's predecessor on the throne of Israel. It is also interesting how it is shown how King Saul reigned: in a simple tent in the middle of the forest.

Director Robert Markowitz was able to win well-known actors such as Jonathan Pryce (" James Bond 007 - Tomorrow Never Dies ") and Leonard Nimoy (" Star Trek "). The main actor was the Briton Nathaniel Parker , who played a leading role in a number of British crime novels.

criticism

"The film achieves a respectable level in directing and acting, but it delights too superficially in effective scenes and neglects the deeper connections between the biblical history of salvation, so that it is barely comprehensible for the viewer who is not entirely biblical."

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

• The Bible - David in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Bible - David. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 26, 2017 .