David and Goliath

1961

David and Goliath

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Very loosely based on its Biblical source, this standard Italian sword-and-sandal action film stars Orson Welles as an intense, inward-turning King Saul, deteriorating at the same time that David is rising in renown. The shepherd David (Ivo Payer) is sent to the Israelite forces with supplies for his older brothers when he first discovers who Goliath is -- the giant over nine feet tall that challenges any single warrior to meet him one-on-one in battle. If someone takes up his challenge, it would decide whether the Israelites or Philistines are victorious in their current stand-off. David's one-shot victory turns the tide and hastens Saul's decline. The monarch's lithesome daughters Merab and Michal are played by Eleonora Rossi-Drago and Giulia Rubini, his son Jonathan is portrayed by Pierre Cressoy, and Goliath by Kronos, a muscular "giant" of European circus and music hall circuits.

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Cast

Orson Welles
as King Saul
Ivo Payer
as David
Edward Hilton
as Prophet Samuel
Massimo Serato
as Abner
Giulia Rubini
as Michal
Pierre Cressoy
as Jonathan
Furio Meniconi
as Asrod
Kronos
as Goliath
Dante Maggio
as Cret
Luigi Tosi
as Benjamin Di Gaba
Umberto Fiz
as Lazar
Ugo Sasso
as Huro
Ferdinando Baldi
Carlo D'Angelo
Gabriele Tinti
Ileana Danelli
as Sarah
Carla Foscari
Fabrizio Capucci
Roberto Miali
Renato Terra
Eleonora Rossi Drago
as Merab
Emma Baron
Ivica Pajer
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  • Where are the Philistines when you really need them?

    Aug 5, 2006 | Rating: 2/5

    Phil Hall

    Film Threat
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