A Story of David
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Director Bob McNaught | 5.8/10 IMDb Country United Kingdom
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Release date 1961 (1961) Writer Gerry Day (teleplay), Terence Maples (teleplay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Story of David is a 1961 British-Israeli drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Peter Arne. It depicts the life of the Biblical King David and his conflicted relationship with King Saul.
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It was one of the first made for TV movies.
Cast
Production
The film was a co-production between ABC-TV and William Goetz. It was shot in Israel and London. During filming Chandler met David Ben Gurion.
It was intended that the film be released as two one-hour episodes for TV in the US and as a feature in other countries. Part one was to be called David the Outlaw; part two David the Hunted.
Release
ABC could not find a sponsor for the program. It eventually screened on ABC as a Sunday night movie in 1962. The movie drew record high ratings and prompted ABC to commission a series Great Bible Stories.
References
A Story of David WikipediaA Story of David IMDb A Story of David themoviedb.org