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David and Bathsheba is a 1951 historical Technicolor epic film about King David made by 20th Century Fox .1It was directed by Henry King , produced by Darryl F. Zanuck , from a screenplay by Philip Dunne .2The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Leon Shamroy . King David was the second king of Israel and this film is based on the second Old Testament book of Samuel from the Bible .3Gregory Peck stars as King David and the film follows King David's life as he adjusts to ruling as a King, and about his relationship with Uriah 's wife Bathsheba ( Susan Hayward ).4It was shot entirely in Nogales, Arizona . Goliath of Gath was portrayed by a Lithuanian wrestler named Walter Talun.5
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David and Bathsheba is a 1951 historical epic film about King David made by 20th Century Fox . It was directed by Henry King , produced by Darryl F. Zanuck , from a screenplay by Philip Dunne . The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Leon Shamroy . King David was the second king of Israel and this film is based on the second Old Testament book of Samuel from the Bible . Gregory Peck stars as King David and the film follows King David's life as he adjusts to ruling as a King, and about his relationship with Uriah's wife Bathsheba ( Susan Hayward ). It was shot entirely in Nogales, Arizona . Goliath of Gath was portrayed by a Polish wrestler named Wladyslaw Talun.
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David and Bathsheba is a 1951 historical Technicolor epic film about King David made by 20th Century Fox . It was directed by Henry King , produced by Darryl F. Zanuck , from a screenplay by Philip Dunne . The cinematography was by Leon Shamroy . Gregory Peck stars as King David and the film follows King David's life as he adjusts to ruling as a King, and about his relationship with Uriah 's wife Bathsheba ( Susan Hayward ). Goliath of Gath was portrayed by 203 cm-tall (6'8") Lithuanian wrestler Walter Talun.
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1951 film by Henry King David and Bathsheba is a 1951 historical Technicolor epic film produced by 20th Century-Fox and starring Gregory Peck as King David .It was directed by Henry King and produced by Darryl F.Zanuck , with a screenplay by Philip Dunne and cinematography by Leon Shamroy .The film follows King David's life and his relationship with Uriah 's wife Bathsheba , played by Susan Hayward .Goliath is portrayed by 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Lithuanian wrestler Walter Talun.AFI Catalog of Feature Films .
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1951 film by Henry King David and Bathsheba is a 1951 Technicolor epic film produced by 20th Century-Fox and starring Gregory Peck as King David . It was directed by Henry King and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck , with a screenplay by Philip Dunne and cinematography by Leon Shamroy . The film follows King David's life and his relationship with Uriah 's wife Bathsheba , played by Susan Hayward . Goliath is portrayed by 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Lithuanian wrestler Walter Talun. AFI Catalog of Feature Films .
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a 1951 historical epic film about king david made by 20th century fox
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a 1951 american epic film produced by 20th century-fox and starring gregory peck as king david
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