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Samson and Delilah (1949)

APPROVED  131 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama   -  January 1950 (USA)
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Though his people, the Israelites, are enslaved by the Philistines, Samson, strongest man of the tribe of Dan... See full summary »

Director:

Cecil B. DeMille

Writers:

Jesse Lasky Jr. (screenplay), Fredric M. Frank (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hedy Lamarr ...
Victor Mature ...
George Sanders ...
Angela Lansbury ...
Henry Wilcoxon ...
Prince Ahtur
Olive Deering Olive Deering ...
Miriam
Fay Holden Fay Holden ...
Hazelelponit
Julia Faye Julia Faye ...
Haisham
Russ Tamblyn ...
Saul (as Russell Tamblyn)
William Farnum William Farnum ...
Tubal
Lane Chandler Lane Chandler ...
Teresh
Moroni Olsen Moroni Olsen ...
Targil
Francis McDonald Francis McDonald ...
Story Teller (as Francis J. McDonald)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis William 'Wee Willie' Davis ...
Garmiskar (as William Davis)
John Miljan John Miljan ...
Lesh Lakish
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Storyline

Though his people, the Israelites, are enslaved by the Philistines, Samson, strongest man of the tribe of Dan, falls in love with the Philistine Semadar, whom he wins by virtue of a contest of strength. But Semadar betrays him, and Samson engages in a fight with her real love, Ahtur, and his soldiers. Semadar is killed, and her sister Delilah, who had loved Samson in silence, now vows vengeance against him. She plans to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength and then to betray him to the Philistine leader, the Saran. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Samson | Philistine | Sister | Fight | Soldier  | See more »

Taglines:

HISTORY'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TREACHEROUS WOMAN! (original print ad - all caps)

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Monday, November 19th, 1951 with Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature reprising their film roles. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Although the Philistines did indeed worship a false god, "Dagon". Everything else about them as depicted in the film is untrue; not even the clothing corresponds with archaeological evidence. We now know the Philistine men shaved their facial hair and wore their head hair long, thanks to depictions of them found at the ruins of the actual area, where Philistia, used to be, which was not discovered until long after this movie had come out. The fact is that we do not know much about the Philistines at all. In fact, we do not even know whether or not Phillistine women were treated as equals by the men! See more »

Quotes

Samson: The oldest trick in the world. Silk trap, baited with a woman.
Delilah: You know a better bait, Samson? Men *always* respond.
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Crazy Credits

As Samson and Delilah starts, the title is written on scroll, that is opened, to be read. The remaining opening credits, after the scroll and title, are normal. Closing credits are normal, also. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Color Me Kubrick (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"THE FAT PHILISTINE MERCHANT"
Written by Victor Young and Jesse Lasky Jr. See more »