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title: 'Samson and Delilah (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cecil B. DeMille'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 131
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/samson-and-delilah-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041838/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Samson and Delilah (1950)

1950 · 131 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cecil B. DeMille](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-b-demille)
- **Producer:** [Cecil B. DeMille](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-b-demille)
- **Screenplay:** [Ze'ev Jabotinsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/ze-ev-jabotinsky), [Fredric M. Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-m-frank), [Jesse Louis Lasky Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-louis-lasky-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young)
- **Director of Photography:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young), [George Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-barnes)
- **Editor:** [Anne Bauchens](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-bauchens)

## Cast

- [George Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-sanders) as The Saran of Gaza
- [Harry Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-woods) as Gammad
- [Frank Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wilcox) as Lord of Ekron
- [Hedy Lamarr](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedy-lamarr) as Delilah
- [Arthur Q. Bryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-q-bryan) as Fat Philistine Merchant
- [Olive Deering](https://cinepixo.com/people/olive-deering) as Miriam
- [Angela Lansbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-lansbury) as Semadar
- [Francis McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-mcdonald) as Storyteller
- [William Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-farnum) as Tubal
- [Moroni Olsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/moroni-olsen) as Targil
- [Lane Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-chandler) as Teresh
- [George Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-reeves) as Wounded Messenger
- [John Miljan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-miljan) as Lesh Lakish
- [Colin Tapley](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-tapley) as Prince
- [Victor Mature](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-mature) as Samson

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/samson-and-delilah-1950
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