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King David is a 1985 American Biblical epic film about the life of David, the second King of the Kingdom of Israel, as recounted in the Hebrew Bible. The film is directed by Bruce Beresford, written by Andrew Birkin and James Costigan, and stars Richard Gere in the title role. The ensemble cast includes Edward Woodward and his son Tim, Alice Krige, Denis Quilley, Cherie Lunghi, Hurd Hatfield, John Castle, Jean-Marc…
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Big studios in the first decades of Hollywood liked to produce biblical epics not only because of religious beliefs of the general audience, but also because such films allowed spectacle and even some sex and violence without creating backlash by religious conservatives. In later, more secular times, biblical epics, at least in their traditional style, lost much of the purpose and required either some innovative app…More
