David — Every Time We Say Goodbye Character Profile

About David

Lt. David Bradley is an American pilot serving in the RAF who recovers from a leg injury in Jerusalem. He forms a deep romantic connection with Sarah despite cultural and religious differences. He protects Victoria's secret, faces Sarah's family's disapproval for being a Protestant minister's son, and ultimately leaves for Egypt, promising to return before her wedding.

David — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Tom Hanks

Appears in

Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• David — Romantic Interest — Sarah (Cristina Marsillach)

  Central lovers separated by cultural and wartime barriers.

• David — Social Friend — Peter (Benedict Taylor)

  Close military friends with differing views on marriage.

• David — Social Grateful Acquaintance — Nessim (Moni Moshonov)

  Bond formed through a protective intervention.

• David — Conflict Disapproving Relative — Lea (Gila Almagor)

  Cultural and religious clash with Sarah's matriarch.

• David — Alliance Protective Ally — Victoria (Anat Atzmon)

  Strategic cooperation to maintain social secrets.

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• Rosa (Esther Parnass)
• Mrs. Finkelstein (Orna Porat)
• Shaltiel (Nissim Azikri)
• Raphael (Avner Hizkiyahu)
• Daniel (Moshe Ivgy)
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