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Samson

4.8/10
TMDB12 votes
Original: 117 min

A young Jewish man from Warsaw is imprisoned after an antisemitic incident at his university. He is released when the Second World War breaks out and manages to escape from the ghetto. However, he chooses to leave his hiding place and fight, determined to share the fate of those threatened by the Holocaust. The protagonist is compared to the biblical Samson, who sacrificed his own life.

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About Samson

Samson (1961) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Serge Merlin, Alina Janowska, Elżbieta Kępińska, Jan Ciecierski.

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Original language
Runtime
117 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Poland
Production companies
Zespół Filmowy "Droga", Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Directors
Writers
Kazimierz Brandys, Andrzej Wajda

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What is Samson about?

A young Jewish man from Warsaw is imprisoned after an antisemitic incident at his university. He is released when the Second World War breaks out and manages to escape from the ghetto. However, he chooses to leave his hiding place and fight, determined to share the fate of those threatened by the Holocaust. The protagonist is compared to the biblical Samson, who sacrificed his own life.

Who stars in Samson?

Serge Merlin, Alina Janowska, Elżbieta Kępińska, Jan Ciecierski, Tadeusz Bartosik, Władysław Kowalski. See the cast cards above for character names.

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