David and Goliath (1960 film)

David and Goliath
David and Goliath
Directed by	Ferdinando Baldi; Richard Pottier;
Written by	Gino Mangini; Ambrogio Molteni; Emimmo Salvi; Umberto Scarpelli;
Produced by	Emimmo Salvi
Starring	Orson Welles; Eleonora Rossi Drago; Ivica Pajer; Giulia Rubini; Pierre Cressoy; Hilton Edwards; Aldo Pedinotti; Massimo Serato;
Cinematography	Carlo Fiore; Bitto Albertini;
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release date	22 January 1960;
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	English; Italian;

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

Plot

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' imposed edict 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
Eleonora Rossi Drago as Merab
Ivica Pajer as David. Credited as Ivo Payer.
Giulia Rubini as Michal
Pierre Cressoy as Jonathan
Hilton Edwards as Prophet Samuel
Aldo Pedinotti as Goliath. Credited as "Kronos".^[1]
Massimo Serato as Abner
Furio Meniconi as Asrod, King of the Philistines
Dante Maggio as Cret
Luigi Tosi as Benjamin of 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 adaptation

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

References

^ Film.zam.it
^ Hughes, p.70
^ "Dell Four Color #1205". Grand Comics Database.
^ Dell Four Color #1205 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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.

External links

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

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[1] Film.zam.it

[2] Hughes, p.70

[3] "Dell Four Color #1205". Grand Comics Database.

[4] Dell Four Color #1205 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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Filmography Radio credits Theatre credits Discography Bibliography Unrealized projects
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 (1973) Filming Othello (1978) The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Shorts	Twelfth Night (1933) The Hearts of Age (1934) Citizen Kane trailer (1940) Around the World (1946) The Miracle of St. Anne (1950) Magic Trick (1953) The Dominici Affair (1955) Portrait of Gina (1958) An Evening with Orson Welles (1970) Orson's Bag Vienna (1968) The Merchant of Venice (1969) One Man Band (1968–1971) Moby Dick (1971) Orson Welles' Magic Show (1976–1985) The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)
Unfinished films	Too Much Johnson (1938) It's All True (1942) Don Quixote (1957–1969) The Heroine (1967) The Deep (1967–1970) Filming 'The Trial' (1981) The Dreamers (1980–1982)
Partly directed	Journey into Fear (1943) Follow the Boys (1944) Black Magic (1949) Three Cases of Murder (1955) David and Goliath (1960) The Southern Star (1969)
Adaptations	Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Treasure Island (1972) Cradle Will Rock (1999) The Big Brass Ring (1999)
Television	Orson Welles' Sketch Book (1955) Around the World with Orson Welles (1955) Orson Welles and People (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) The Cradle Will Rock (1937) Caesar (1937–1938) Too Much Johnson (1938) Native Son (1941) The Mercury Wonder Show (1943) Around the World (1946) Othello (1951) The Lady in the Ice (1953) Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955) Rhinoceros (1960)
Radio	Les Misérables (1937) The Shadow (1937–1938) The Mercury Theatre on the Air (1938) "Dracula" (1938) "The War of the Worlds" (1938) The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940) The Orson Welles Show (1941–1942) Ceiling Unlimited (1942–1943) Hello Americans (1942–1943) The Orson Welles Almanac (1944) This Is My Best (1945) Orson Welles Commentaries (1945–1946) The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air (1946) The Adventures of Harry Lime (1951–1952) The Black Museum (1951–52)
Spoken-word	The Happy Prince (1946) The Begatting of the President (1970)
Books	This Is Orson Welles (1992) Les Bravades (1996)
Related	Mercury Theatre Rita Hayworth (second wife) Paola Mori (third wife) Beatrice Welles (daughter) Oja Kodar Frozen Peas Orson Welles Paul Masson advertisements It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993) Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) Orson Welles (crater)