david and bathsheba be a lavish hollywood biblical picture produce out of 20th century fox by darryl f. zanuck and direct by henry king and star gregory peck { king david } and susan hayward ( bathsheba ) and raymond massey ( nathan ) and kieron moore ( uriah ) and jayne meadow ( michal ) . the film be base around the second old testament book of samuel from the holy bible . it follow king david and who a a child have slay the giant goliath and and now we find him in adulthood a the second king of israel . a tough and assured king and david however have affair of the heart cause great problem . for once he spy bathsheba take a shower { re while bath } and it the start of a journey encompass adultery and betrayal while a journey that will end in the judgement of god be call upon . typically for the genre and david and bathsheba be a large and grandiose production . from it excellent set design to it positively gorgeous technicolor photography { leon shamroy } and it have enough quality to warrant sit along side the best the genre have to offer a regard production value . untypically and tho and the film be sedately paced and relies on 99 % of it worth be drive purely by dialogue . this be not one for action fan or anyone who need some swash to go with their buckle . this be a very humanist picture and in fact let not beat around the burning bush here and it a biblical love story fleck with sin of the heart . but that be no bad thing at all and because break it down we find it very well act { peck have a stoic yet vulnerable thing go on real well and hayward be push it to the max } and and it be a fine story direct with know skill by the often forgotten henry king . and although some of the dialogue be admittedly cringe inducing and the character flow be never interrupt a phillip dunne ( the ghost and mrs. muir ) oscar nominate screenplay hold the attention throughout . sometimes a forgotten picture in term of the biblical or sword and sandal genre ( most likely because it be a talky piece that have heart a it main selling point ) and but really it well worth the time of anyone interested in the most lavish of genre . positive .