David and Goliath
About David and Goliath
Henri Andréani's one-reel Pathé picture stages the biblical fight. Berthe Bovy plays David. Silent Era bills Henri Ravet as Goliath. Wikidata also lists Louis Ravet, René Alexandre, and Stacia Napierkowska.
Cast & crew
More about David and Goliath
Pathé produced and distributed David et Goliath. Silent Era measures it at one reel, 315 metres, black and white, 35mm. No month of release is printed there. A print is in the Cinematek of the Royal Film Archive of Belgium.
Themes
Making
Pathé issued the fight as a one-reel biblical picture, with Bovy in the boy's part and a giant billed opposite her.
Preservation
Silent Era records a print at the Cinematek of the Royal Film Archive of Belgium.
Notes
- The French title is David et Goliath.
- Bovy plays David, the boy sent against the Philistine.
- Silent Era's cast line is Bovy and Henri Ravet. Other databases spell the giant's actor Louis Ravet.
- EOFFTV files it as a religious fantasy short and cites Walt Lee's Reference Guide to Fantastic Films.
Influenced by
- The biblical account of David and Goliath
