David: The Bible Collection
by Joseph Sargent, Roger Young, Nicolas Roeg, Robert Markowitz, Peter Hall
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Actor: Jonathan Pryce, Leonard Nimoy, Nathaniel Parker, Sheryl LeeDirector: Joseph Sargent, Nicolas Roeg, Peter Hall, Robert Markowitz, Roger Young
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 182 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: T6893
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Product features:
- David is a simple shepherd boy chosen as king of Israel under the watchful eyes of the prophets Samuel and Nathan. His rise to power is met with test of adversity -- from the battle with the Philistine giant Goliath to personal threat from King Saul. David's 40-year rule is driven by unstoppable ego, unwavering desire, a drunken sense of entitlement and plagued by tremendous battles, betrayals and
Movie Reviews of David: The Bible Collection
Movie Review: Terrific, Fast Paced, and Intriguing Coverage of the Life of David!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are considering buying this film, may I recommend that you save tons of money by buying it in THE BIBLE COLLECTION BOX SET, which contains 6 of these Bible movies, ABRAHAM, JACOB, JOSEPH, MOSES, SAMSON & DELILAH, and DAVID! The production values are very high for all six films, and you will pay half off the cost of buying each one separately!
DAVID is one of the best DVDs of this series of Bible movies, made in the mid 1990s. It covers most of the big scenes in his life, and it is very well cast and acted by all.
The first hour shows the young David being anointed, and then persecuted for years under the jealous King Saul.
The second hour covers David at his peak, as King of Israel.
The third hour shows David's sin and punishment over his adultery with Bathsheba, and God's punishment using his rebellious son Absalom.
This is all very gripping and enjoyable drama, especially for any Bible students who can enjoy seeing so many Bible scenes not often portrayed in other films.
They cover a lot of Scripture, without an unlimited budget, so sometimes they have to alter some details of the stories. For instance, the famous David versus Goliath battle does not take place in front of the Philistine and Israeli armies, as in Scripture, but rather in isolation. It's a budgetary rewrite, but the dramatic impact and tension is still present.
The filmmakers' intentions are honorable, though their budget may not have been ambitious enough to portray some of the larger, more expensive scenes out of Scripture.
If they had to cut some corners due to budget, they more than make up for it in the quantity and quality of the Scriptural scenes that they do show. One of the best sections of the DVD is David's adulterous relationship with Bathsheba, then his scheming against Uriah, her husband.
The scenes of Absalom trying to overthrow his father are very well made, and very scriptural, as well.
The actor playing the adult David does a brilliant performance, portraying many decades in the life of David. Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock of STAR TREK fame) is good as Samuel, (though the Richard Gere film KING DAVID has the definitive, ultimate onscreen chemistry of Samuel and King Saul).
The actors for King Saul and Bathsheba are both very good in this DVD's version of DAVID.
You can also find three other great movies from this series of movies. Look for the BIBLE SERIES BOX SET featuring ESTHER, JEREMIAH and SOLOMON, too. These are also your best buy in the box set, rather than separately!
Of these 9 Bible movies, three are about 90 minutes long, JACOB. ESTHER, and JEREMIAH. The other 6 are around 3 hours long. I think the longer ones were originally aired as TV mini series, over multiple nights.
Of all these films, my one criticism might be that they are a bit weak on showing some of the supernatural events of Scripture. This seems to be due to the expense of special effectts, perhaps, is my guess. But for the most part, all 9 DVDs are great at having very good actors portraying the tension and drama of these classic Bible stories, and they are consistently good at being faithful to the gist and Spirit of the Bible stories they tell.
I think these 9 DVDs are the best series of Bible DVDs available anywhere! There are better, single movies on DVD, but as a group, as a whole, there is not a bigger, better DVD set available anywhere, that I know of.
These box sets are the perfect basis for any personal or church library of Bible movies. They are virtually all so close to Scripture that you will be forced to compare the films with the actual Bible in hand, to verify whether or not the scene was accurate to Scripture or not. That is a very good Bible learning exercise, and it shows the high value and quality of owning these DVDs.
All 9 of these Bible DVDs are worth buying and owning for any Christian's personal DVD library, and most frugally purchased via the two different box sets! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Summary of David: The Bible Collection
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