David and Goliath (1960 film)

David and Goliath

Directed by	Ferdinando Baldi Richard Pottier
Written by	Gino Mangini Ambrogio Molteni Emimmo Salvi Umberto Scarpelli
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Cinematography	Carlo Fiore Bitto Albertini
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures
Release date	January 22, 1960 (1960-01-22)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	English Italian

David e Golia (English translation: David and Goliath) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and Richard Pottier with sequences filmed in Israel and Yugoslavia.

Plot summary

The Prophet Samuel foretells a new king will rule Israel to the dismay of King Saul and his cousin and commander in chief Abner. King Saul has been having a streak of bad luck since the Philistine captivity of the Ark and fears the newcomer but doesn't know who the new king will be.

The unsuspecting shepherd David visits Jerusalem where he is identified as the king. Abner decides to test his wisdom by asking how the Israelites can get around the Philistines edict they have imposed that the only ones who may lawfully bear arms in defeated Israel are the officers of Saul's court and his palace guard. David replies that the Philistines have set no limit on the number of officers or palace guards.

Meanwhile, King Asrod of the Philistines plots another attack on the riches of Israel, this time accompanied by the fearsome giant Goliath.

Cast

Orson Welles as King Saul
Ivica Pajer as David
Hilton Edwards as Prophet Samuel
Massimo Serato as Abner
Eleonora Rossi Drago as Merab
Giulia Rubini as Michael
Pierre Cressoy as Jonathan
Furio Meniconi as Asrod, King of the Philistines
Aldo Pedinotti credited as "Kronos" as Goliath^[1]
Dante Maggio as Cret
Luigi Tosi as Benjamin Di Gaba
Umberto Fiz as Lazar
Ugo Sasso as Huro

Production

A part of the production took place in Jerusalem, another in Yugoslavia.^[2]

Comic book adaption

Dell Four Color #1205 (July 1961)^[3]^[4]

Bibliography

Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.

References

↑ Film.zam.it
↑ Hughes, p.70
↑ "Dell Four Color #1205". Grand Comics Database.
↑ Dell Four Color #1205 at the Comic Book DB

External links

David and Goliath on IMDb
David and Goliath is available for free download at the Internet Archive

Orson Welles
Filmography Radio credits Theatre credits Discography Bibliography Awards and nominations
Feature films	Citizen Kane (1941) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) The Stranger (1946) The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Macbeth (1948) Othello (1951) Mr. Arkadin (1955) Touch of Evil (1958) The Trial (1962) Chimes at Midnight (1965) The Immortal Story (1968) F for Fake (1974) Filming Othello (1979)
Shorts	Twelfth Night (1933) The Hearts of Age (1934) The Green Goddess (lost film) (1939) Citizen Kane trailer (1940) Around the World (lost film) (1946) The Miracle of St. Anne (lost film) (1950) Magic Trick (1953) The Dominici Affair (1955) Portrait of Gina (1958) An Evening with Orson Welles (1970) Orson's Bag (1968–69) incorporating Vienna (1968) The Merchant of Venice (1969) One Man Band, aka London (1968–71) Moby Dick (1971) Orson Welles' Magic Show (1976–85) The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)
Unfinished films	Too Much Johnson (1938) It's All True (1942) Don Quixote (1957–69) The Heroine (lost film) (1967) The Deep (1967–70) The Other Side of the Wind (1970–76) Filming 'The Trial' (1981) The Dreamers (1980–82)
Television	Orson Welles' Sketch Book (1955) Around the World with Orson Welles (1955) Orson Welles and People (lost) (1956) The Fountain of Youth (1958) In the Land of Don Quixote (1964) The Orson Welles Show (1979)
Theatre	Marching Song (1932) Bright Lucifer Voodoo Macbeth (1936) Horse Eats Hat (1936) Caesar (1937–38) Too Much Johnson (1938) Native Son (1941) The Mercury Wonder Show (1943) Around the World (musical) (1946) Othello (1951) The Lady in the Ice (ballet) (1953) Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955) Rhinoceros (1960)
Radio	Les Misérables (1937) The Shadow (1937–38) The Mercury Theatre on the Air (including "The War of the Worlds") (1938) The Campbell Playhouse (1938–40) Orson Welles Show (1941–42) Ceiling Unlimited (1942–43) Hello Americans (1942–43) The Orson Welles Almanac (1944) This Is My Best (1945) Orson Welles Commentaries (1945–46) The Mercury Summer Theatre on the Air (1946) The Adventures of Harry Lime (1951–52) The Black Museum (1951–52)
Spoken-word recordings	The Happy Prince (1946) The Airborne Symphony (1966) The Begatting of the President (1970)
Books	This is Orson Welles (co-written with Peter Bogdanovich; 1992, rev.1998) Les Bravades (1996)
Related	Frozen Peas Mercury Theatre Orson Welles Paul Masson adverts It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993 documentary) Orson Welles (Martian crater) Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014 documentary)

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