David and Goliath (1961)
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27% want to see it
(46 ratings)
Very loosely based on its Biblical source, this standard Italian sword-and-sandal action film stars Orson Welles as an intense, inward-turning King Saul, deteriorating at the same time that David is rising in renown. The shepherd David (Ivo Payer) is sent to the Israelite forces with supplies for… More Very loosely based on its Biblical source, this standard Italian sword-and-sandal action film stars Orson Welles as an intense, inward-turning King Saul, deteriorating at the same time that David is rising in renown. The shepherd David (Ivo Payer) is sent to the Israelite forces with supplies for his older brothers when he first discovers who Goliath is -- the giant over nine feet tall that challenges any single warrior to meet him one-on-one in battle. If someone takes up his challenge, it would decide whether the Israelites or Philistines are victorious in their current stand-off. David's one-shot victory turns the tide and hastens Saul's decline. The monarch's lithesome daughters Merab and Michal are played by Eleonora Rossi-Drago and Giulia Rubini, his son Jonathan is portrayed by Pierre Cressoy, and Goliath by Kronos, a muscular "giant" of European circus and music hall circuits. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Pottier
- Genres
- Classics, Action & Adventure
PG,
Critic Reviews
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Phil Hall, Film Threat
Where are the Philistines when you really need them?
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Cast
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Orson Welles
as King Saul
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Ivo Payer
as David
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Edward Hilton
as Prophet Samuel
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Massimo Serato
as Abner
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Giulia Rubini
as Michal
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Pierre Cressoy
as Jonathan
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Furio Meniconi
as Asrod
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Dante Maggio
as Cret
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Luigi Tosi
as Benjamin Di Gaba
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Ugo Sasso
as Huro
- Fabrizio Capucci
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Eleonora Rossi Drago
as Merab
- Gabriele Tinti
- Ferdinando Baldi
- Carlo D'Angelo
- Carla Foscari
- Emma Baron
- Renato Terra
- Ivica Pajer
- Edwards Hilton
- Kronos
