David and bathsheba was the last major flatscreen biblical epic. As david leads bathsheba to spiritual redemption at the end, the movie has done the trick all biblical movies strive to do, basically show the naughty bits then. Jesus christ, the savior of the world, was born into this world through the bloodline of bathsheba and king david we dont know if bathsheba was a willing accomplice or just the victim in her adulterous affair with david. The roaring twenties starring james cagney, priscilla lane, and humphrey bogart duration. Dennis hoey, gregory peck, susan hayward, raymond massey en kieron moore. Its clear, but not cloying, where he stands at any given point in the film. David and bathsheba was the 29th gregory peck movie that i have watched and was the biggest box office hot of 1951.
David and bathsheba 1951 going back to the silents, and big box office successes like the ten commandments and benhur, both remade in the technicolor saturated fifties, biblical epics, as they came to be known, were big business. The problem is adultery is punishable by death by stoning. The unflappable cowboy of the ancient near east, david talks about wanting to be known repeatedly in the film but seems unwilling or incapable of being vulnerable with anyone except god. The story of bathsheba and david has proved so enduring that religious commentators still debate the quality of the sin involvedand its plot has been borrowed for countless romance. It was directed by henry king, produced by darryl f. Read the david and bathsheba movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. This is a summary of the biblical account of david and bathsheba. Read more indepth bible verses in the scripture below and use the articles and videos to understand the meaning behind this teachable event in the bible. David and bathsheba movie trailer and videos tv guide.
His relationship with god is touched upon at multiple points throughout the film. Bathsheba mother of solomon and wife of king david. Watch david and bathsheba movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. After king david sees the beautiful bathsheba bathing from the palace roof. The reign of king david projects the old testament in broad sweeps, depicting the obligation of david gregory peck to his subjects. Gregory peck stars as king david and the film follows king. These three quotes are either about david, spoken by him, or accusing him. Bathsheba was king davids most famous and controversial wife in part because their marriage came after an illicit extramarital affair at the height of davids reign over judah and israel circa 1005965 bce. Hollywoods epic film of david and bathsheba paints her as a seductress who knew david would walk the roof, knew her husband was away and intentionally bathed in the open to lure the king. David and bathsheba 1951 dove family friendly movie. David and bathsheba in the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, david sent joab out with the kings men and the whole israelite army. Having fallen for the beautiful bathsheba, the beloved king david must now find a way to.
European art from the 16 th century onward portrays bathsheba in ways that will plain make you blush and our modern era makes her the stuff of romance novels. One said, is not this bathsheba, the daughter of eliam and the wife of uriah the hittite. To play king david, gregory peck was hired fresh off one of his most acclaimed performances ever as general frank savage in the war film twelve oclock high. David is portrayed in the movie as being angry at god because bathsheba was also being punished. The biblical story of bathsheba seems to be all about david. The world war ii news and pop culture vault 91,828 views. King david and the beautiful bathshebas adulterous love risks david his throne, country and even the wrath of god.
According to one critic, the film gained hardly a single intentional laugh. David and bathsheba film wikimili, the best wikipedia. Although he has killed goliath and won countless battles, israels king david peck cannot vanquish love. 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. David and bathsheba is a respectable, slightly stodgy cinematic adaptation of the old. David and bathsheba can best be described as samson and delilah with taste. Through bathshebas story, we discover that god can bring good out of the ashes of sin. David and bathsheba 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In addition, in this version, bathsheba purposely places herself in a spot to bathe, hoping david would see her because she already has feelings for him. To him, michal is a nuisance and bathsheba a toy with which he is infatuated, but god is the only one he is open with in the film.
Why does the bible name bathsheba in jesus lineage. In this one peck plays king david who falls in love with bathsheba susan hayward. In an era when often film makers attempted to redeem biblical characters and turn the story around, so that even salome was dancing to save john the baptist, it is happy to popularise the weakness of one of the. One evening david arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the kings house, when from there he saw a woman bathing.
Gregory peck stars as king david and the film follows king davids life as he adjusts to ruling as a king, and about his relationship with uriahs wife. Told in occasional flashback, the film sees him conquer goliath and lead his. David and bathsheba is a lavish hollywood biblical picture produced out of 20th century fox by darryl f. Bathshebas husband dutifully answered davids summons, and david sent him home, hoping that uriah would sleep with bathsheba and thus provide a cover for the pregnancy. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. King david gregory peck, much beloved by his subjects and a war hero of long standing. March 5, 2014 entertaining less as a bibilical epic than as an epic exercise in extreme.
David and bathsheba is a 1951 historical technicolor epic film about king david made by 20th century fox. David and bathsheba 1951 gregory peck, susan hayward. King david gregory peck, much beloved by his subjects and a war hero of long standing, falls victim to the sins of the flesh when he falls in love with bathsheba susan hayward, the wife of uriah kieron moore, one of davids most trusted soldiers. The film shows both david and bathsheba as culpable for both their adultery and for the subsequent death of bathshebas husband uriah. When david tries to create his own perfect woman he.
The story of david and bathsheba reminds us of how great men who are called by god are still humans and struggle with sin. By the end of the film, david is repentant and has a long, long, long prayer of humility. David and bathsheba film wikipedia republished wiki 2. The film s lavish production values compensate ever so slightly for the longwinded script. The films lavish production values compensate ever so slightly for the. David and bathsheba this is a big picture in every respect. David and bathsheba is a respectable, slightly stodgy cinematic adaptation of the old testament story. David and bathsheba tells the story of forbidden love and falling away from god, which would lead david gregory peck, king of israel, to forget his kingdom and his duties and bring him to the brink of disaster.