David and Bathsheba (1951)

Storyline

Though David has all the wealth, power, wives & children inherent for the King of Israel he does not have what he craves most: the true love of a woman who loves him as a man instead of as King. He is attracted to Bathsheba, the wife of one of his soldiers who is more devoted to army duty than to his wife. David & Bathsheba succumb to their feelings. Their affair, her resulting pregnancy, & David’s resolve to have her husband killed so Bathsheba will be free to marry, bring the wrath of God upon the kingdom. David must rediscover his faith in God in order to save Bathsheba from death by stoning, his kingdom from drought & famine, & himself from his many sins. David and Bathsheba, the 1951 Henry King Biblical religious romantic adultery epic (“Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck”; “Mighty as Goliath!”; “For this woman, he broke God’s own Commandment!”) starring Gregory Peck (in the title role as David), Susan Hayward (in the title role as Bathsheba), Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore, James Robertson Justice, Jayne Meadows (wife of TV personality Steve Allen, and she frequently appeared on TV, both with and without her husband), John Sutton, and Dennis Hoey