Samson and Delilah (TV 1984)

Director:

Lee Philips

Writers:

John Gay, Eric Linkletter (book)

Stars:

Max von Sydow, Belinda Bauer, Stephen Macht

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Max von Sydow	...	Sidka (as Max Von Sydow)
Belinda Bauer	...	Delilah
Stephen Macht	...	Maluck
Daniel Stern	...	Micah
Clive Revill	...	Raul
Jennifer Holmes	...	Varinia
David Eisner	...	Arin (as David S. Eisner)
David Byrd	...	Elon
José Ferrer	...	The High Priest (as Jose Ferrer)
Maria Schell	...	Deborah
Victor Mature	...	Manoah
Antony Hamilton	...	Samson
Angélica Aragón	...	Niji
Rene Ruis	...	The Temple Man
Brandon Scott	...	The Magician

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bible | strong man | bare chested male | muscleman | blinding | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Action

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

1 April 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sansón y Dalila

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Catalina Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Victor Mature played the role of Manoah, Samson's father in this movie while he himself played the role of Samson in 1949's Samson and Delilah.

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Connections

Version of Samson & Delilah (1999)

User Reviews

Hot Samson, shorn or unshorn

This movie heralded the "introduction" of bona fide Australian adonis Antony Hamilton, though he had done television and a low budget cult film, "Nocturna" previously. Hamilton in various stages of undress is the only reason to watch this film -- which is a good enough one -- though in the version I saw some of the body parts were vaselined out. The dialogue is 20th century American dreck; Victor Mature, the movie star Samson, gives an embarrassing performance eating a chicken leg; and Belinda Bauer is no Hedy Lamarr and let's face it, Hedy Lamarr was not the most exciting actress to hit the screen, even if she was one of the most beautiful. This movie concentrates on bodies making out in the pool, a near-naked Samson getting tossed into the lake by his buddies, love-making between nearly naked Samson and nearly naked Delilah and good looks at Samson's muscles throughout. As far as I'm concerned, this is a no miss, having nothing whatsoever to do with the story. It is depressing, however, to realize that Hamilton died at such a young age and, all kidding aside, that is a very sad loss.