King David
“The story of the man.”
1985 · 1 h 54 min
Bruce BeresfordCast
Richard Gere 
Edward Woodward 
Alice Krige 
Denis Quilley 
Niall Buggy 
Cherie Lunghi
Credits
Written by: Andrew Birkin
Plot
A movie about the life of Israel's King David, from shepherd to ruler.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bruce Beresford's epic, with Richard Gere, is earnest and mild, a handsome but flat biblical drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.3 / 10 (2,806 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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