Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah is a 1949 film made by Paramount Pictures , produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr as the title characters. Angela Lansbury, George Sanders and Henry Wilcoxon are also featured. The story of Samson and Delilah is adapted from the Biblical Book of Judges. Wildly successful at the box-office, DeMille's Biblical epic is known for the beauty of its leading lady and the spectacular toppling of the temple of Dagon. Samson, a Hebrew placed under Nazirite vows from birth by his mother, is engaged to a Philistine woman named Semadar. At...
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quick facts
Release date:December 21, 1949
Directed by:Cecil B. DeMille
Runtime:131 Minutes
Producer:Cecil B. DeMille
Editor:Anne Bauchens
Music by:Victor Young
Cinematography:George Barnes
Screenplay by:Fredric M. Frank, Harold Lamb, Zeev Jabotinsky, Jesse L. Lasky, Jr.
Adapted from:Bible
Genre:Action, Adventure

Cast of Samson and Delilah

George Sanders
George Sanders
The Saran of Gaza
Born:July 3, 1906
Died:Apr. 25, 1972
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Semadar
Born:October 16, 1925
Age:86
Victor Mature
Victor Mature
Samson
Born:Jan. 29, 1913
Died:Aug. 4, 1999
Russ Tamblyn
Russ Tamblyn
Saul
Born:December 30, 1934
Age:77
Moroni Olsen
Moroni Olsen
Targil
Born:June 27, 1889
Died:Nov. 22, 1954
John Miljan
John Miljan
Lesh Lakish
Born:Nov. 9, 1892
Died:Jan. 24, 1960

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1950 Academy Award for Costume Design, Dorothy Jeakins
2009 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction, Warwick Thornton
1950 Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Hans Dreier
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YearAward Nomination
1950 Academy Award for Costume Design, Gile Steele
1950 Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Hans Dreier
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Film director of Samson and Delilah

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Born: August 12, 1881
Died: January 21, 1959

Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies. Among his best-known films are Cleopatra; Samson and Delilah; The Greatest Show on Earth, which won the...
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Unconquered 1947 Adventure
The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944
Reap the Wild Wind 1942 Action
Northwest Mounted Police 1940 Western
Union Pacific 1939 Action
The Buccaneer 1938 Action
The Plainsman 1936 Western
The Crusades 1935 Adventure
Four Frightened People 1934 Comedy
Cleopatra 1934 Biography
This Day and Age 1933
The Sign of the Cross 1932
The Squaw Man 1931 Western
Madam Satan 1930 Musical
The Godless Girl 1929
Dynamite 1929
Walking Back 1928 Adventure
The King of Kings 1927
The Volga Boatman 1926
The Road to Yesterday 1925 Action
The Golden Bed 1925
Feet of Clay 1924
Triumph 1924
Adam's Rib 1923
The Ten Commandments 1923
Manslaughter 1922
Saturday Night 1922 Comedy
Fool's Paradise 1921
The Affairs of Anatol 1921 Comedy
Forbidden Fruit 1921
Something to Think About 1920
Why Change Your Wife? 1920 Comedy
Male and Female 1919 Comedy
For Better, for Worse 1919
Don't Change Your Husband 1919 Comedy
The Squaw Man 1918 Western
Till I Come Back to You 1918
We Can't Have Everything 1918
Old Wives for New 1918
The Whispering Chorus 1918
The Devil-Stone 1917
Nan of Music Mountain 1917 Short Film
The Woman God Forgot 1917
The Little American 1917
Joan the Woman 1917
A Romance of the Redwoods 1917 Western
Lost and Won 1916
The Dream Girl 1916
Maria Rosa 1916
The Heart of Nora Flynn 1916
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1916
The Golden Chance 1915
Temptation 1915
The Cheat 1915
Chimmie Fadden Out West 1915 Western
Carmen 1915
Kindling 1915
Chimmie Fadden 1915 Comedy
The Arab 1915 Adventure
The Wild Goose Chase 1915 Comedy
The Captive 1915
The Unafraid 1915 Short Film
The Warrens of Virginia 1915
After Five 1915 Comedy
The Girl of the Golden West 1915 Western
The Ghost Breaker 1914 Adventure
Rose of the Rancho 1914 Western
The Man from Home 1914
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The Call of the North 1914 Adventure
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    When did the motion picture "Samson and Delilah" debut?
  • A:
    The film premiered in October, 1949.
  • Q:
    Which actors were the stars of the motion picture, "Samson and Delilah"?
  • A:
    Hedy Lamarr, Nancy Olson, Russ Tamblyn and Victor Mature starred in the film.
  • Q:
    Who wrote the movie Samson and Delilah?
  • A:
    Fredric M. Frank, Harold Lamb and Zeev Jabotinsky wrote the script for the film.
  • Q:
    Which director created the movie "Samson and Delilah"?
  • A:
    Cecil B. DeMille directed the motion picture.
  • Q:
    "Samson and Delilah" is in what genre?
  • A:
    The movie is classified as... Drama and Epic.
  • Q:
    Who distributed the movie, "Samson and Delilah"?
  • A:
    Paramount Pictures was the movie's distributor.
  • Q:
    What is the runtime of the film "Samson and Delilah"?
  • A:
    The approxomite runtime is 128 minutes.
  • Q:
    Who was the writer of the music for the motion picture Samson and Delilah?
  • A:
    Jay Livingston, Victor Young and Ray Evans composed the music for the soundtrack.
  • Q:
    Who played the production role for the movie, "Samson and Delilah"?
  • A:
    Cecil B. DeMille was the movie's producer.
  • Q:
    Which awards did the film "Samson and Delilah" receive?
  • A:
    The movie won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.

Awards & Accolades

  • Best Art Direction
    1951
  • Best Costume Design
    1951
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