Helloturia I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

Clarissa Mora The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

WordWeaver777 If there is one piece of advice I can give to any Christian who chooses to watch Hollywood-made, Bible-based movies, it is this: Do not expect 100% scriptural accuracy, because you will rarely find it in such movies. If you embrace this attitude beforehand, you will enjoy Hollywood's version of Biblical history more.This film is no different. While it covers the key points regarding the illicit relationship which occurred between King David and Bathsheba, a number of the events in David's life are out of chronological order.For example, we see flashbacks of David as a young shepherd boy being anointed by the Prophet Samuel as the next king of Israel, and then David as a slightly older youth killing the Philistine giant Goliath, in the closing moments of the film.To incorporate these moments of David's life into the movie, a bit of fiction is employed. These visions -- or whatever they were meant to be -- occur while King David has his hands placed upon the side of the Ark of the Covenant and is asking God for His mercy and forgiveness, after his sins are exposed by the Prophet Nathan. Scripturally-speaking, this would never occur; because as even the movie reveals, anyone who touched the Ark died.Furthermore, as I have seen in other movies of this genre, sometimes words are placed in the mouth of one character, when they were actually said by someone else in the Bible.Regarding this particular movie, a case in point concerns King David's decision to place Uriah the Hittite in the hottest part of the battle against the Ammonites so that he will die. This movie would have us to believe that it was actually Uriah's idea to do this, because he desired to show David his loyalty and bravery. The truth, however, is that it was David's idea, because he wanted Uriah to die, so that he -- meaning David -- could conceal his sin of adultery, and getting Bathsheba pregnant. In short, David committed outright murder.Another departure from the actual Scriptures occurs when following the death of Bathsheba's firstborn -- who was fathered by David -- the Prophet Nathan and the people demand that Bathsheba be stoned to death, according to the mandates of the Mosaic Law. While this was indeed the punishment for committing adultery, the Bible makes no mention of this concerning Bathsheba. What we are told in the Scriptures is that their punishment was losing their child, as well as the fact that war and treason would never depart from David's house, being as he had an innocent man killed.This film also paints a very hostile relationship between David and Michal, who was King Saul's daughter who became David's first wife. While the Bible does inform us that Michal was a jealous woman, and that God struck her barren because of it, it makes no mention of her -- or Absalom -- standing up as witnesses so that David's lie could be exposed, and so that Bathsheba would be stoned. These were simply fictitious plot devices.While I have enjoyed some of Gregory Peck's work -- such as "Moby Dick", "To Kill a Mockingbird", etc -- I didn't care for the way he portrayed King David. Peck plays a very dark, scheming, sarcastic, manipulative David. In particular, I didn't like his disrespectful attitude towards Nathan the Prophet, and the way that he doubted God's Word being spoken through Nathan. David came across as being quite snobbish.Of course, I recognize that perhaps Peck played David this way in order to emphasize how far he had strayed from the Lord once he had achieved fame, riches and power. This was in contrast to the more humble David we see praying to the Lord before the Ark of the Covenant near the end of the film.All in all, "David and Bathsheba" was an okay movie; but I can't say that I was really connected to any of the characters, and it didn't really excite me. In fact, I think I enjoyed the 1997 "David" TV movie with Nathaniel Parker, Jonathan Pryce, Leonard Nimoy, Franco Nero and Sheryl Lee, more than this one. To each his own.

ringfire211 I'm typically a sap for Biblical epics. Just give me some great Techni-Color in CinemaScope and some beautiful Biblical sets and costumes and you've got me watching. I've loved everything from SAMSON & DELILAH to THE ROBE to QUO VADIS to DEMETRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS to THE TEN COMMANDMENTS to BEN-HUR to KING OF KINGS, etc. But this one I found a bit of a chore to get through. I didn't really have a problem with Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward as the leads. Just that the story itself seemed to move at a snail's pace. It was pretty much sold as a love story and nothing more. I guess I expected to see more from the life of King David. Not merely a romance. So in that regard I was quite disappointed. A good cure for insomnia I suppose.

ma-cortes The film focuses the epic David-life (1010-970 B.C.) , retelling his complicated family relationship (rebellion his son Absalom ) and generally tackling the intricacies of his love story with Bathsheba . He's a very human figure who is recorded in the Bible (Samuel, Books 1 and 2), conqueror Jerusalen and author of the Psalms . It tells from the prophet Samuel (Raymond Massey) appointed him , when after in his kingdom Saul (Francis X Bushman) and his son Jonathan were vanquished by Philistines . When Saul was murdered by a blade slashed himself, David (Peck) claimed his reign by right of his marriage to Saul's daughter(Jane Meadows) . The continued threat and domination of invaders countries forced the Jewish tribes uniting under a strong king : David. He's specially recorded for his acquisition of his favorite spouse , Bathsheba (Susan Hayward), though he had a harem , too . The new wife was accomplished by sending her husband named Uria (Kieron Moore) the Hitita , a warrior serving as mercenary, into way in war. His throne was marred by the habitual dynastic fights between his sons , Absalom (Barnett) killed Ammon and after rebelled and was murdered . There are also developed various events about David-life , such as the arrival in Jerusalen the Ark of the Covenant with supernatural qualities ; David playing harp , in fact , David had entered Saul's household as a sort of musical therapist , the Hebrew politics intrigues and pitting against the Old Testament wrath of the Prophet Nathan and , of course , David- Goliath fighting is seen in flashback , defeating with a throwing wave a ten-foot-tall Philistine giant . Later rebellion Absalon and killing Ammon , succeeded Salomon , son of Bathseba , he inherited the reign at David'death and became himself a major king of Israel , building the famous temple of Salomon where held the Ark . David and Salomon were the two great kings of Israel.Interesting Biblical story with emotion , rousing battles , an intense drama about love and hatred , being some moments proceeded in slow moving pace . And including the legendary biblical fight between David and Goliath is well featured in the movie by means of flashbacks . The film's story from the Bible was based upon its books of Samuel I and II, Chronicles I and the Psalms of David . Very good acting by main cast , Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward ; Peck stated that the movie was written as an attack on McCarthyism, which he strongly opposed . This Biblical epic contains good set decoration and art direction (Thomas Little , Lyle Weeler, George Davis) but is a little boring and dull with long speeches that it makes stately pace , especially when David is praying in the Tabernacle where is the Ark of Covenant . The movie gets a colorful cinematography and evocative music score by the classic Alfred Newman . The motion picture was professionally directed by Henry King. His direction is well crafted , here he develops a thought-provoking and broody screenplay . He was a expert on compelling Adventure/Western genre . Henry King directed classic Western as ¨ Jesse James(1939)¨, ¨The gunfighter(1950)¨ and ¨The Bravados¨¨ (1958) with Peck again . Koster was specialist on Adventure genre as proved in ¨Untamed¨ , ¨Captain King¨ , ¨Captain of Castilla¨ , ¨Black Swan¨ , ¨Stanley and Livingstone¨ ¨and many others .Other films about this Biblical king are the following : ¨David and Goliat¨ (1961) by Ferdinando Baldi with Orson Welles as King Saul , Ivo Payer as David and Edward Hilton as Prophet Samuel ; ¨A Story of David¨ (1961) with Jeff Chandler , Basil Sidney and Donald Pleasence , ¨King David¨ (1985) by Bruce Beresford with Richard Gere , Alice Krige , Dennis Quilley , Jean Marc Bar and Edward Woodward . And ¨The Story of David¨ (1976) (TV) by David Lowell Rich with Timothy Bottoms , Anthony Quayle , ¨David¨ (1997) TV by Robert Markowitz with Nathaniel Parker as David , Jonathan Pryce as Saul , Leonard Nimoy as Samuel , Sheryl Lee as Bathsheba and Ben Daniels as Jonathan

jamdonahoo Watching David&Bathsheba is a much better way of getting your bible lesson that going to Sunday school. Despite a script that at times is unintentionally funny the film is highly entertaining. The studio system had its faults but it spared no expense when a lavish production was called for. Peck portrays King David as a lusty but tormented poet who commits what is tantamount to murder to bed a sexy Bathsheba, Susan Hayward. Raymond Massey as the prophet Nathan delivers his usual saturnine and ferocious performance. Look for the silent screen star Francis X. Bushman as King Saul and a young Gwen Verdon as a dancer. Hooray for the Old Testament and Hollywood.