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A Story of David (also known as David the Outlaw) 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.
It was one of the first films made for television.
Plot
Saul becomes jealous of the popularity of his protege and son-in-law David and tries to kill him. David goes into hiding.
Cast
Jeff Chandler as David
Basil Sydney as King Saul
Peter Arne as Doeg
David Knight as Jonathan
Barbara Shelley as Abigail
Donald Pleasence as Nabal
Richard O'Sullivan as Abiathar
Robert Brown as Jashobeam
David Davies as Abner
Angela Browne as Michal
John Van Eyssen as Joab
Martin Wyldeck as Hezro
Charles Carson as Ahimilech
Zena Marshall as Naomi
Alec Mango as Kudruh
Peter Madden as Chief Herder
Production
The film was a co-production between ABC-TV and William Goetz. It was shot in Israel and London. 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.
"It's a simple story," said Chandler "only half a dozen people in it. There'll be no chariot race." Filming took place in Israel in August and September 1960; Israel troops guarded them near the Jordan border. The unit then shifted to Elstree studios in London. Filming had completed by October.
During filming Chandler met David Ben Gurion.
Release
ABC could not find a sponsor for the program. It eventually screened on ABC as a Sunday night movie in 1962. The film drew record high ratings and prompted ABC to commission a series Great Bible Stories.
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A Story of David has the simple charm of Sunday School story ... Unexpectedly, the narrative has more than a touch of the traditional Western, with the uncomplicatedly honest outlaw gathering his forces together against unikely odds In order to rout the badman's reign of violence. And, as in a minor Ford Western, with its gallery of comfortingly familiar faces, Bob McNaught devotes much of his film to bold strokes sketching in the uncomplicated warmth and humanity of the goodies ... to set against the sneering treachery of the baddies. A little more action, and more boldness in the use of exteriors might have sparked soff an attractive trend in Biblical Westerns."
References
External links
A Story of David at IMDb
A Story of David at Letterbox DVD
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