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David and Bathsheba ()

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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.
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King David
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Bathsheba
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Nathan
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Uriah
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Abishai
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Michal
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Ira
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Joab
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gilbert Barnett ...
Absolom, David's Second Son (uncredited)
Helena Benda ...
Attendant (uncredited)
Mildred Brown ...
Wife (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
John Burton ...
Priest (uncredited)
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King Saul (uncredited)
Ann Cameron ...
Wife (uncredited)
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Executioner (uncredited)
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Court Announcer (uncredited)
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Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
John Dodsworth ...
Ahithophel (uncredited)
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Shammah, Jessie's Third Son (uncredited)
Mary Gleason ...
Wife (uncredited)
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Old Shepherd (uncredited)
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Jesse (uncredited)
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Jonathan as a Boy (uncredited)
Shirley Karnes ...
Wife (uncredited)
Art Loeb ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Carmen López ...
Wife (uncredited)
John Marshall ...
Court Announcer (uncredited)
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Aide to King David (First Scene) (uncredited)
Shepard Menken ...
Police Guard (uncredited)
Richard Mickelson ...
Jessie's First Son (uncredited)
Ann Molinari ...
Wife (uncredited)
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Adultress (uncredited)
Anthony Natale ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Samuel (uncredited)
Leo B. Pessin ...
David as a Boy (uncredited)
Loulette Sablon ...
Attendant (uncredited)
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Shepherd Boy (uncredited)
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Executioner (uncredited)
Gary Stewart ...
Shepherd Boy (uncredited)
Allan Stone ...
Amnon (uncredited)
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Goliath (uncredited)
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Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Cecil Weston ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Soldier Who Touches the Ark of the Covenant (uncredited)
Richard Winters ...
Jessie's Second Son (uncredited)
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Egyptian Ambassador (uncredited)

Directed by

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Henry King

Written by

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Philip Dunne ... (written for the screen by)

Produced by

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Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by

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Alfred Newman

Cinematography by

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Leon Shamroy ... director of photography

Editing by

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Barbara McLean

Editorial Department

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Lyman Hallowell ... apprentice editor (uncredited)

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George W. Davis ... (as George Davis)
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by

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Paul S. Fox
Thomas Little

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Edward Stevenson ... (costumes designed by)

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Joseph C. Behm ... unit manager (uncredited)

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Tom Connors Jr. ... assistant director (uncredited)
F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston ... assistant director (uncredited)
Joseph E. Rickards ... assistant director (uncredited)
Robert D. Webb ... second unit director (uncredited)

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Charles Perrin ... set painter (uncredited)
Will Williams ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)
E. Clayton Ward ... sound

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Fred Sersen ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Alfred Lebovitz ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Cliff Maupin ... still photographer (uncredited)
Irving Rosenberg ... camera operator (uncredited)
Anthony Ugrin ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director (as Charles LeMaire)
Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Dorothea Hulse ... fabric weaver (uncredited)
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (as Edward Powell)
Victor Arno ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Sol Babitz ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Frank Beach ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Morris Boltuch ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Russ Cheever ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
John Clyman ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Lois Craft ... harp instructor: Gregory Peck (uncredited) / musician: harp (uncredited)
Don Cristlieb ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Earl Hatch ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Abe Most ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... conductor (uncredited)
Lee Perrin ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Felix Slatkin ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Urban Thielmann ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Milton Thomas ... musician: violin (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Teresa Brachetto ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jack Cole ... choreographer
Leonard Doss ... technicolor color consultant
C.C. McCown ... biblical technical adviser (as Dr. C.C. McCown)
Dorothy Abbott ... stand-in: Susan Hayward (uncredited)
Johnny Greer ... Technicolor crew (uncredited)
'Chuckles' Plant ... Technicolor crew (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Though David has all the wealth, power, wives & children inherent for the King of Israel he does not have what he craves most: the true love of a woman who loves him as a man instead of as King. He is attracted to Bathsheba, the wife of one of his soldiers who is more devoted to army duty than to his wife. David & Bathsheba succumb to their feelings. Their affair, her resulting pregnancy, & David's resolve to have her husband killed so Bathsheba will be free to marry, bring the wrath of God upon the kingdom. David must rediscover his faith in God in order to save Bathsheba from death by stoning, his kingdom from drought & famine, & himself from his many sins. Written by E.W. DesMarais

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Taglines Mighty as Goliath! Fiery as their Love! See more »
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Also Known As
  • David et Bethsabée (France)
  • David y Betsabé (Spain)
  • David und Bathseba (Austria)
  • David en Bethsabee (Belgium, Flemish title)
  • David und Bathseba (West Germany)
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Runtime
  • 116 min
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Box Office

Budget $2,170,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Gregory 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. See more »
Goofs Peck 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999). See more »
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!
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