David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon, fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be.
Acting
Max von Sydow brings gravitas to dying David
Production
Lavish 90s TV miniseries scale and costumes
Director
Roger Young
Ben Cross
Salomone
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Abisag
Stefania Rocca
Anna
Vivica A. Fox
Regina di Saba
Anouk Aimée
Betsabea
Max von Sydow
Davide
Umberto Orsini
Natan
Richard Dillane
Jeroboam
Marta Zoffoli
Basemah
Ivan Kaye
Adonijah
G.W. Bailey
Azarel
Dexter Fletcher
Rehoboam
Roger Hammond
Zadok
Michael Culkin
Hiram of Naphtali
Stefan Gubser
Abiathar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ben Cross had already played Judas in another biblical miniseries — guy loved his scripture.
This was part of a wave of 90s Bible epics trying to capitalize on The Bible Collection's VHS success.
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