David and Bathsheba is a 1951 film about King David. 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). Darryl Simon Michael Barnes (September 5, 1902–December 22, 1979) was a producer, writer, actor and director who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career being rivalled only by that of Adolph Zukor). ... Philip Dunne (February 11, 1908 – June 2, 1992) was a Hollywood screenwriter, film director, and producer, who worked prolifically from 1932 until 1965. ... Gregory Peck at Cannes, 2000 Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ... Susan Hayward Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress. ... Raymond Massey photographed by Carl Van Vechten Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor. ... James Robertson Justice (15 June 1907 - 2 July 1975) was a popular character actor in British films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ... Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was a major American composer of music for films. ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: September September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... David and Goliath by Caravaggio, c. ... Note: Judaism commonly uses the term Tanakh, but not Old Testament, because it does not recognize the concept of a New Testament. ... The Books of Samuel, also referred to as [The Book of] Samuel (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל), are (two) books in the Hebrew Bible (Judaisms Tanakh and originally written in Hebrew) and the Old Testament of Christianity. ... The Bible (Hebrew: תנ״ך tanakh, Greek: η Βίβλος hē biblos) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Word of God, The Word Scripture, Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the name used by Jews and Christians for their (differing but overlapping) canons of sacred texts. ... Susan Hayward Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress. ...

Cast

• Gregory Peck - King David
• Susan Hayward - Bathsheba
• Kieron Moore - Uriah
• Raymond Massey - Nathan
• James Robertson Justice - Abishai
• Jayne Meadows - Michal
• John Sutton - Ira
• Dennis Hoey -Joab
• Walter Talun - Goliath
• Francis X. Bushman - Saul the King
• Leo Pessin - Young David
• Paul Newlan - Samuel
• Holmes Herbert - Jesse

Gregory Peck at Cannes, 2000 Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ... David and Goliath by Caravaggio, c. ... Susan Hayward Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress. ... Cornelis van Haarlem: Batsheba bathing In the Old Testament, Bathsheba is the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of King David. ... Uriah the Hittite was the husband of Bathsheba, and a soldier in Davids army, whom David ordered killed after his affair with Bathsheba produced a pregnancy. ... Raymond Massey photographed by Carl Van Vechten Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor. ... Nathan (נתן Gift, Standard Hebrew Natan, Tiberian Hebrew Nāṯān) is the name of at least six men, and perhaps as many as eight, in the Hebrew Bible. ... James Robertson Justice (15 June 1907 - 2 July 1975) was a popular character actor in British films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ... Jayne Meadows (b. ... Gustave Doré, 1865, Michal helps young David escape. ... Sir Oliver Humperdink Oliver Humperdink was a professional wrestling manager who worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, Florida Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. ... Joab (יוֹאָב The LORD is father, Standard Hebrew Yoʾav, Tiberian Hebrew Yôʾāḇ) was the nephew of King David, the son of Zeruiah in the Bible. ... David faces Goliath in single combat. ... Francis X. Bushman Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was the first major male movie star, first starting in 1911 in the silent film His Friends Wife. ... Saul (שאול המלך) (or Shaul) (שָׁאוּל Borrowed, Standard Hebrew Šaʾul, Tiberian Hebrew Šāʾûl) was the first king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel described in the Hebrew Bible. ...

Background and/or 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 David and Bathsheba. URL accessed on 2006-04-27, 2006. From the same website: the production of the film started on November 24, 1950 and completed in January of 1951 (with some additional material shot in February 1951). The movie premiered first in New York City August 14th, and later in Los Angeles August 30th, before opening wide in September of 1951. Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich (February 22, 1890 - January 1, 1954), known universally as Duff Cooper, was a British diplomat, Cabinet member and acclaimed author. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

• David and Bathsheba at The Internet Movie Database

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