B00ALTQRUC

097360501049

1949

1950-09-21

134

2h 14min

Won 2 Oscars, 7 wins & 5 nominations total

Cecil B. DeMille

Jesse Lasky Jr., Fredric M. Frank, Harold Lamb

Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders

Cecil B. DeMille

Victor Young

George Barnes

Anne Bauchens

Harvey Clermont, Joe Egli, Bill Greenwald, Tish Morgan, Edward R. Morse

Hans Dreier, Walter H. Tyler, John Meehan

Sam Comer, Ray Moyer, Maurice Goodman

Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling

Wally Westmore, Doris Clifford, Hal Lierley, Nellie Manley, Elaine Ramsey, Lenore Weaver, William Woods

Richard Blaydon, Russ Brown, Frank Caffey, Richard Johnston, Don Robb

Edward Salven, Bud Brill, Francisco Day, Gordon Jennings, Daniel McCauley, Richard McWhorter, James A. Rosenberger

Gordon Cole, Dwight Franklin, Dan Sayre Groesback, Gene Lauritzen, Jack Senter, Dwight Thompson, Joe Thompson, Dick Webb

John Cope, Harry Lindgren, M.A. Boyce, Herman Lewis

Harold V. McKenzie, Barney Wolff

Farciot Edouart, Devereaux Jennings, Gordon Jennings, W. Wallace Kelley, Paul K. Lerpae, Jan Domela, Cliff Shirpser

Carl Andre, Frank Cordell, Fred Graham, Ed Hinton, Roy Jenson, Mel Koontz, Ted Mapes, Leo J. McMahon, Russell Saunders, Richard Talmadge, Henry Wills, Fred Zendar

Dewey Wrigley, Guy Bennett, Ed Crowder, Soldier Graham, Ed Henderson, Paul Hill, Harry Marsh, Lorne Netten, Gus Peters, G.E. Richardson, Darrell Turnmire, Paul Uhl, Edward Wahrman, Buck Walters, John F. Warren, Murray Young

Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling, Sam Benson, George Clark, Julie Cockerill, Hazel Hegarty, Joan Joseff, Frank Richardson, Lloyd Ritchie, Edna Shotwell, Frank Tait, Roger J. Weinberg, Pat Williams

Gladys Carley

Sidney Cutner, George Parrish, Leo Shuken, Van Cleave, Victor Young

Claire Behnke, Bill Shanks

Robert Brower, Francis Dawson, Ralph Jester, Natalie Kalmus, Theodore Kosloff, Henry Noerdlinger, Gladys Percey, Arthur Rosson, James Vincent, Pat Anthony, Kay Bell, Roy Burns, Joseph Davies, Andrew J. Durkus, Bill Hurley, Mel Koontz, Phil Koury, Sylvia Lamarr, Curly Twiford

Drama, Family, History

Paramount Pictures

USA

English

Approved

6.8

8064

Samson and Delilah is a 1949 American 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. It stars Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr in the title roles, George Sanders as the Saran, Angela Lansbury as Semadar, and Henry Wilcoxon as Prince Ahtur.

Pre-production on the film began as early as 1935, but principal photography officially commenced in 1948. The screenplay, written by Jesse L. Lasky Jr. and Fredric M. Frank, is based on the biblical Book of Judges and adapted from original film treatments by Harold Lamb and Vladimir Jabotinsky.

Upon its release, the film was praised for its Technicolor cinematography, lead performances, costumes, sets, and innovative special effects.

After premiering in New York City on 21 December 1949, Samson and Delilah opened in Los Angeles on 13 January 1950. A massive commercial success, it became the highest-grossing film of 1950, and the third highest-grossing film ever at the time of its release. Of its five Academy Award nominations, the film won two for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.

Posters of the film can be seen in the opening cinema scene in The War of the Worlds (1953).

$3,000,000 (estimated)

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