David and Bathsheba (1951 film)
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David and Bathsheba is a 1951 biblical epic film dramatizing the Old Testament story of King David’s adulterous relationship with Bathsheba and its spiritual and political consequences.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| David and Bathsheba (1951 film) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David and Bathsheba (1951 film) Context triple: [Henry King, notableWork, David and Bathsheba (1951 film)]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David and Bathsheba (1951 film) Target entity description: David and Bathsheba is a 1951 biblical epic film dramatizing the Old Testament story of King David’s adulterous relationship with Bathsheba and its spiritual and political consequences.
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A.
David Copperfield (1935 film)
David Copperfield (1935 film) is a 1935 American adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, produced by MGM and noted for its star-studded cast and faithful Victorian-era storytelling.
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B.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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C.
Brigadoon
Brigadoon is a 1954 MGM musical fantasy film, directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, about a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years.
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D.
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green is a long-running British television police drama series that originally aired from the 1950s to the 1970s, depicting the everyday work and community-focused policing of a London bobby.
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E.
Love Henry
"Love Henry" is Bob Dylan's haunting folk ballad adaptation of the traditional murder song "Young Hunting," featured on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical story of David and Bathsheba
ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Leon Shamroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Henry King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Barbara McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| genre |
biblical epic
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between personal desire and divine law
ⓘ
kingship and responsibility ⓘ sin and repentance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Susan Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bathsheba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alfred Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | Second Book of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early 1950s cycle of biblical epics ⓘ |
| portrays |
King Saul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uriah the Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ adulterous relationship between David and Bathsheba ⓘ biblical figure Nathan the prophet ⓘ political consequences of David’s sin ⓘ spiritual consequences of David’s sin ⓘ |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1951-08-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 116 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Philip Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | ancient Israel ⓘ |
| starring |
Dennis Hoey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ James Robertson Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Jayne Meadows NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Kieron Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Massey NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | David and Bathsheba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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