Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites is a 2003 historical documentary

Documentary

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 that was produced for PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

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. The documentary features original music by Erik Friedlander

Erik Friedlander

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, and is narrated by an all-star voice-cast which includes F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

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, Rene Auberjonois

Rene Auberjonois

René Murat Auberjonois is an American actor, known for portraying Father Mulcahy in the movie version of M*A*S*H and for creating a number of characters in long-running television series, including Clayton Endicott III on Benson , Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Chef Louis in The Little...

, Keith David

Keith David

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, Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

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, and Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

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Written by Isaac Mizrahi

Isaac Mizrahi

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, along with Carl Byker

Carl Byker

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 and Mitch Wilson

Mitch Wilson (director)

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 who also directed the film, the film was produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon Public Broadcasting

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 and Devillier Donegan Enterprises, and is distributed by PBS Home Video

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-Logos:Their first distinctive logo was a "Public Broadcasting Service" on the center of the screen, a sky. It was originally released in October 5, 1970...

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