Samson and Delilah
Samson (Victor Mature), the hero of the Israelites, wins the hand of a Philistine woman, Semadar (Angela Lansbury), in a contest of strength. When she is killed during a conflict on her wedding night, however, Samson becomes a hunted man whom the Philistines, including Semadar's sister, Delilah (Hedy Lamarr), want to punish. This becomes complicated, however, when Samson suddenly acquires God-given superpowers, and Delilah's true feelings for Samson surface.
Hedy Lamarr
Victor Mature
George Sanders
Angela Lansbury
Henry Wilcoxon
Cecil B. DeMille
Producer:
Cecil B. DeMille
Written by:
Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Fredric M. Frank
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
$3 million
Box Office:
$25.6 million
Awards:
Academy Awards - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Costume Design, Color (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Cinematography, Color (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Effects, Special Effects (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Cinematography - Color (Nominated)
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
94%