72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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David and Bathsheba

Henry King
USA
Synopsis
Returning to Jerusalem after saving Uriah's life in an attack, King David learns that Bathsheba, the woman he sees taking a bath in the next door house, is the same man?s wife. They soon become lovers. When rains cease and starvation sets in, David believes that God is punishing him for his sins. Bathsheba tells him she?s pregnant with his child and will be stoned to death as an adulteress. King David sends Uriah to war in the hope that he will be killed.
Director
Henry King
Screenplay
Philip Dunne
Photography
Leon Shamroy, Leonard Doss
Edition
Barbara McLean
Music
Alfred Newman
Cast
Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore, James Robertson Justice
Running Time
123 m.
Country
USA
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