David and Goliath (1960)
1960 · Feature film · 91 min · dir. Ferdinando Baldi
Out of an age of splendor and savagery surges a story of the shepherd boy who became a warrior king! Never before seen on any screen!
- Drama
- Action
- History
Synopsis
When the Philistines attack, the Israelites are hopeless against the fierce giant Goliath and don't know what to do. King Saul takes the advice of the prophets and sends an adolescent shepherd, David, into battle to conquer the oversized Philistine. David is victorious and becomes the King of Israel.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Ferdinando Baldi
- Writer
- Umberto Scarpelli
- Composer
- Carlo Innocenzi
- Cinematography
- Bitto Albertini
- Studio
- Ansa Produzione
- Released
- 1960-01-22
- Original title
- David e Golia
- Running time
- 91 minutes
Cast & crew
Ferdinando Baldi Director
Orson Welles- Ivica Pajer
Hilton Edwards
Massimo Serato
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Giulia Rubini
Pierre Cressoy
Furio Meniconi
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · It could have been better. · katpooh9 · 2009-02-28
Gerald285 was right. This movie has very little to do with the events in the Bible. I think Welles used the names and places to form a romance story, but it seems that he didn't bother to read the Bible. To actually go by the Bible would have improved the movie. It's a good movie as movies go, but I can't give it more than three stars.
★★★ · Welles only as actor · Richard-III · 2010-02-20
Orson Welles had nothing to do with the Italian production 'David And Goliath', nor with the writing. He doesn't even play the lead, only thing he did was direct his own scenes. A film with some interesting ideas, but except for the presence of Welles not very memorable.
★ · Very poor movie · Gerald285 · 2007-11-17
This film is almost totally lacking any biblical accuracy. The writers added so much to the film that is not in the bible it is like watching a fairy tail instead of the biblical account David and Goliath.
