King David

Richard Gere

King David

Edward Woodward

King Saul

Denis Quilley

Prophet Samuel

Alice Krige

Bathsheba

Cherie Lunghi

Michal

John Castle

Abner

George Eastman

Goliath

Tomas Milian

Akiss (uncredited)

Niall Buggy

Nathan

Hurd Hatfield

Ahimelech

Jack Klaff

Jonathan

Tim Woodward

Joab

David de Keyser

Ahitophel

Ian Sears

Young David

Simon Dutton

Eliab

Jean-Marc Barr

Absalom

Arthur Whybrow

Jesse

Christopher Malcolm

Doeg

Valentine Pelka

Shammah

Ned Vukovic

Malchishua

James Coombes

Amnon

Mark Drewry

Ishbosheth

John Gabriel

Jehosaphat

Gina Bellman

Tamar

John Hallam

Philistine Armour Bearer

James Lister

Uriah

Jason Carter

Solomon

John Barrard

Benjamite Elder

Peter Frye

Judean Elder

David Graham

Ephraimite Elder

Genevieve Allenbury

Ahinoam

Ishia Bennison

Maacah

Jenny Lipman

Abigail

David George

Messenger

Anton Alexander

Runner

Marino Masé

Agag

Roberto Renna

Zabad

Lorenzo Piani

Guardian

Massimo Sarchielli

Palastu

Nana Aslanoglu

Ahinoab

Shimon Avidan

Young Absalom

Nicholas van der Weide

Young Solomon

Terry Apsey

Maurice Binder

Peter Childs

Stephen Scott

Fernando Valento

Terry Ackland-Snow

Art direction

Aurelio Crugnola

Art direction

Alessandro Alberti

Assistant art director

Maria-Teresa Barbasso

Assistant art director

Ken Adam

Production design

Charles Torbett

Property master

Peter Howitt

Set decoration

Donald McAlpine

Jean Marc Bringuier

Adam Cooper

Paul Kenward

Miki Thomas

Robin Vidgeon

Massimo Zeri

Douglas Milsome

Camera operator

Keith Hamshere

Still photographer

Daphne Martin

Stuart Freeborn

Stephen Rose

Nic Ede

John Mollo

Costume design

Desideria Corridoni

Hairstylist

Giorgio Gregorini

Hairstylist

Marian Wilson

Hairstylist

Lynda Armstrong

Makeup artist

Colin Arthur

Makeup artist

Graham Freeborn

Makeup artist

Kay Freeborn

Makeup artist

Freddie Williamson

Makeup artist

Gino Zamprioli

Makeup artist

Stefano Maria Mioni

Claudio Pacifico

Angelo Ragusa

Franco Galiano

Dino Galiano

Jeff Clifford

John Baker

Trevor Wood

Francesco Valento

Susan d'Arcy

Eleanor Fazan

Sergio Mioni

Stunt coordinator

David Tomblin

, first assistant director

Bruce Beresford

Director

June Randall

Script supervisor

William M. Anderson

Editor

Vince Goddard

Bruce Sumar

Freddie Webster

Gaffer

Jo Gregory

Clive Challis

Melissa Holm

Mark Mayling

Charles Orme

Associate producer

Irene Lamb

Casting

Francesco Cinieri

Casting

Marco Valerio Pugini

Location manager

Martin Elfand

Producer

Linda Rabin

Production coordinator

Robert Gavin

Stephen Spencer

William Trent

Terry Sharratt

Boom operator

Alfred Cox

Dialogue editor

Carl Davis

Original music composer

Andrew Birkin

James Costigan

,

Kit West

Special effects supervisor