But all of these factors cannot alter the fact that Richard Gere is not the right man to portray the King of Israel. “King David” tells the story of David of Israel from the time he was a ...

In my favorable review of “The Hoax,” I wrote that Richard Gere gives perhaps his ... the titlular monarch in the best-forgotten “King David” (1985) and the more recent “Bee Season.” ...

David was last portrayed in a major film by by Richard Gere in 1985’s “King David,” directed by Bruce Beresford. News about the “King David” project was first reported by the Tracking Board.