David and Goliath

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!

1960 • 103 min • Drama · Action · History

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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.

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Best from age 7

Movie Knight Score

23 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 70%
37 Audience · 22 · 30%

Based on the classic biblical story, a young shepherd named David rises to challenge the mighty Philistine giant Goliath, who is terrorizing the Israelite army. Through faith and courage, David achieves an unlikely victory that changes the course of his life and his people.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Biblical battle scenes
Depiction of a giant

What it models well

Faith and courage
Underdogs can succeed
Leadership

Talk about it after

The power of faith
Facing seemingly impossible challenges
What makes a true leader

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Top billed cast

Director: Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Pottier • Crew: Umberto Scarpelli, Gino Mangini, Ambrogio Molteni, Emimmo Salvi

Reviewer notes

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This was interesting, and I watched it only because I both love swords-and-sandals epics and am a huge Orson Welles fan. This gets huge bonus points because only Welles would insist on making sure he got to direct every scene that he acted in. That's awesome--and craftsmanship and artistry such as his should never be denied, simply for the sake of cinema.
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