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Samson
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.
Where to watch Samson
Samson is streaming in the US on Eternal Family.
Cast
- Serge Merlin as Jakub Gold
- Alina Janowska as Lucyna
- Elżbieta Kępińska as Kazia, Malina's Niece
- Jan Ciecierski as Józef Malina
- Tadeusz Bartosik as "Professor" Pankrat
- Władysław Kowalski as Fiałka / Jakub Gold (voice)
- Irena Netto as Jakub's Mother
- Beata Tyszkiewicz as Stasia
- Jan Ibel as Genio
- Bogumił Antczak as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Wiesława Chojkowska as Wiśka (uncredited)
- Edmund Fetting as Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Details
- Director
- Andrzej Wajda
- Released
- September 11, 1961
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Zespół Filmowy "Droga" and Zespół Filmowy Kadr
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 4.8 / 10 from 12 votes
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