After King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.After King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.After King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
- Nominated for 5 Oscars
- 1 win & 8 nominations total
- Absolom, David's Second Son
- (uncredited)
- Attendant
- (uncredited)
- Wife
- (uncredited)
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
- Priest
- (uncredited)
- King Saul
- (uncredited)
- Wife
- (uncredited)
- Executioner
- (uncredited)
- Court Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Undetermined Minor Role
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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- TriviaGregory Peck was a heavy drinker as a young actor in Hollywood. In 1949 he was hospitalized with heart spasms, and while filming David and Bathsheba (1951) he was hospitalized with a suspected heart attack. Though it turned out to be a palpitation brought on by his lifestyle and overwork, he began to drink less thereafter. However, he did not stop smoking for many more years.
- GoofsPeck wears the "Star of David" throughout the movie, which doesn't appear until the 3rd century CE and was not commonly used until the middle ages.
- Quotes
King David: That soldier who laid his hands on the Ark - he was only trying to be helpful.
Nathan: It is not for us to question the ways of the Lord.
King David: I question nothing, yet the sun was hot that day, the man had been drinking wine, all were excited when the ark began to fall. Is it not possible that the man might have died naturally from other causes?
Nathan: All causes are from God!
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Masters: A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999)
Of course, it wouldn't be an epic without some action, and most of it appears in flashback form here (including the classic David and Goliath sequence, without which any story of David wouldn't be complete!). The emotions are torrid and the acting strong, with Peck particularly on good form playing a complex guy it would be easy to hate in the wrong hands.
Much of the film is talky but it held my attention at all times and I didn't feel it dragged at all. The solemn sequences towards the end, involving the Ark of the Covenant, are particularly engaging, finishing up what has been a strong and well-acted story throughout.
- Leofwine_draca
- Jan 12, 2012
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- Budget
- $2,170,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1