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Samson and Delilah is a 1949 American epic romantic biblical drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount Pictures.It depicts the biblical story of Samson, a strongman whose secret lies in his uncut hair, and his love for Delilah, the woman who seduces him, discovers his secret, and then betrays him to the Philistines.
Samson is chosen by God to destroy the Philistines, who have occupied the land of Canaan.He is given the greatest strength ever known to man as long as he remains true to his vow and its conditions, yet he is not convinced of his purpose, preferring instead to spend his time with Philistine company.
Delilah from the Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum. Delilah was a woman of Sorek. [2] She is the only woman in Samson's story who is named. [5] The Bible says that Samson loved her (Judges 16:4) but not that she loved him. [5]
The Blinding of Samson shows an episode from the biblical story of Judge Samson. Samson was a Nazarite, which gave him special strength when he kept three conditions, such as not cutting his beard and hair. The scene depicted follows the cutting of Samson's hair by Delilah, who betrayed him to the Philistines. This aspect of the plot is ...
Samson and Delilah is a 1984 television film adaptation of the biblical story of Samson and Delilah directed by Lee Philips and starring Max von Sydow, Belinda Bauer, Antony Hamilton, Daniel Stern and Victor Mature. Mature played Samson in the 1949 film and had a small cameo as the father of Antony Hamilton's Samson. This was his final acting role.
Samson is a recurring subject in songs by Christian parody band ApologetiX, being the subject of "Enter Samson" (a parody of "Enter Sandman" by Metallica), "Play Fair Delilah" (a parody of "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's), I Know a Riddle" (a parody of "I Know a Little" by Lynyrd Skynyrd), "Someone Shaved My Locks Tonight" (a parody of ...
Samson: (1914, 1915, 1923, 1936, 1961 Polish, 1961 Italian & 2018) Samson and Delilah: (1922, 1949, 1984, 1996 TV & 2009) Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1964) Samson and the Sea Beast (1963) Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World (1961) Samson and the Slave Queen (1963) Samurai Assassin (1965) Samurai Cop (1991) Samurai Cop 2: Deadly ...
Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actor who was a leading man in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. . His best known film roles include One Million B.C. (1940), My Darling Clementine (1946), Kiss of Death (1947), Samson and Delilah (1949), and The Robe (19