David and Goliath (1960 film)

David and Goliath
David and Goliath
Directed by	Ferdinando Baldi; Richard Pottier;
Written by	Gino Mangini; Ambrogio Molteni; Emimmo Salvi; Umberto Scarpelli;
Produced by	Emimmo Salvi
Starring	Orson Welles; Eleonora Rossi Drago; Ivica Pajer; Giulia Rubini; Pierre Cressoy; Hilton Edwards; Aldo Pedinotti; Massimo Serato;
Cinematography	Carlo Fiore; Bitto Albertini;
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release date	22 January 1960;
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	English; Italian;

David and Goliath (Italian: David e Golia) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and Richard Pottier with sequences filmed in Israel and Yugoslavia.

Plot

The Prophet Samuel foretells a new king will rule Israel to the dismay of King Saul and his cousin and commander in chief Abner. King Saul has been having a streak of bad luck since the Philistine captivity of the Ark and fears the newcomer but doesn't know who the new king will be.

The unsuspecting shepherd David visits Jerusalem where he is identified as the king. Abner decides to test his wisdom by asking how the Israelites can get around the Philistines' imposed edict that the only ones who may lawfully bear arms in defeated Israel are the officers of Saul's court and his palace guard. David replies that the Philistines have set no limit on the number of officers or palace guards.

Meanwhile, King Asrod of the Philistines plots another attack on the riches of Israel, this time accompanied by the fearsome giant Goliath.