David and Goliath (1960 film)
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Orson Welles (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Emimmo Salvi (executive producer) |
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| Music by | Carlo Innocenzi |
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| Edited by | Franco Fraticelli |
| Distributed by | Embassy Pictures |
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| Country | Italy |
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David e Golia (English translation: David and Goliath) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and Richard Pottier with sequences filmed in Israel and Yugoslavia.
Plot summary
The Prophet Samuel foretells a new king will rule Israel to the dismay of King Saul and his cousin and commander in chief Abner. King Saul has been having a streak of bad luck since the Philistine captivity of the Ark and fears the newcomer but doesn't know who the new king will be.
The unsuspecting shepherd David visits Jerusalem where he is identified as the king. Abner decides to test his wisdom by asking how the Israelites can get around the Philistines edict they have imposed that the only ones who may lawfully bear arms in defeated Israel are the officers of Saul's court and his palace guard. David replies that the Philistines have set no limit on the number of officers or palace guards.
Meanwhile, King Asrod of the Philistines plots another attack on the riches of Israel, this time accompanied by the fearsome giant Goliath.
Cast
- Orson Welles as King Saul
- Ivica Pajer as David
- Hilton Edwards as Prophet Samuel
- Massimo Serato as Abner
- Eleonora Rossi Drago as Merab
- Giulia Rubini as Michael
- Pierre Cressoy as Jonathan
- Furio Meniconi as Asrod, King of the Philistines
- Aldo Pedinotti credited as "Kronos" as Goliath[1]
- Dante Maggio as Cret
- Luigi Tosi as Benjamin Di Gaba
- Umberto Fiz as Lazar
- Ugo Sasso as Huro
Production
A part of the production took place in Jerusalem, another in Yugoslavia.[2]
Biography
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- David and Goliath is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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