David (1997 film)

David
	DVD Cover
Directed by	Robert Markowitz
Produced by	Lorenzo Minoli; Luca Bernabei (co-producer)
Written by	Larry Gross (teleplay)
Starring	Nathaniel Parker; Jonathan Pryce; Leonard Nimoy; Sheryl Lee; Ben Daniels;
Music by	Carlo Siliotto
Cinematography	Raffaele Mertes
Edited by	David Beatty; Paul Rubell
Production; company	Beta Film; Lube Productions; Lux Vide; RAI; Turner Pictures
Distributed by	TNT (USA) (TV) (original airing); TPS; Turner Home Entertainment; TBN
Release date	March 23, 1997; (Italy); April 6, 1997; (USA)
Running time	190 min.
Country	United States/Italy/Germany
Language	English
Budget	US$15,000,000 (estimated)[1]

David is a 1997 television film by Five Mile River Films, starring Nathaniel Parker as King David.[2] It was written by Larry Gross and directed by Robert Markowitz. The film was entirely shot in Morocco and was originally aired at TNT on 23 March 1997 as part of its Bible Collection.

Plot

David, a young Israelite shepherd is chosen by God to help his people in the ongoing war between Israel and the Philistines. David defeats the giant Goliath, a philistine champion and becomes the second king of Israel. Adaptation of the biblical story.

Cast

Nathaniel Parker as David
Jonathan Pryce as Saul
Leonard Nimoy as Samuel
Sheryl Lee as Bathsheba
Ben Daniels as Jonathan
Richard Ashcroft as Abner
Maurice Roëves as Joab
Dominic Rowan as Absalom
Edward Hall as Amnon
Clara Bellar as Tamar
Gina Bellman as Michal
Franco Nero as Nathan
Gideon Turner as Young David

Reception

David was nominated for one Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of "Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special".[3] The film was also nominated for two OFTA Television Award in the categories of Best Miniseries and Best New Titles Sequence in a Motion Picture or Miniseries.[4] On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds 78% of audience approval.[5]

References

"Budget". IMDB. David (1997). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
Richards, Jeffrey. Hollywood's Ancient Worlds. p. 168 – via Google Books.
"1997 award". Emmys.com. Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
"1st Annual TV Awards (1996-1997)". OFTA Television Award. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
"David (1997)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

External links

David at IMDb
David at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Budget". IMDB. David (1997). Retrieved 21 May 2017.

[2] Richards, Jeffrey. Hollywood's Ancient Worlds. p. 168 – via Google Books.

[3] "1997 award". Emmys.com. Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[4] "1st Annual TV Awards (1996-1997)". OFTA Television Award. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[5] "David (1997)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 May 2017.