Film record

Samson and Delilah

1950Feature film131 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · sword-and-sandal film

Credits

Art department

Hans Dreier — Production design

Cinematography

George Barnes — Cinematography
Victor Young — Cinematography

Costume

Edith Head — Costume design

Direction

Cecil B. DeMille — Directing

Editing

Anne Bauchens — Editing

Music

Victor Young — Music composition

Cast

Hedy Lamarr — Acting (Delilah)
Victor Mature — Acting (Samson)
George Sanders — Acting (The Saran of Gaza)
Angela Lansbury — Acting (Semadar)
Henry Wilcoxon — Acting (Ahtur)
Fay Holden — Acting (Hazelelponit)
Russ Tamblyn — Acting (Saul)
William Farnum — Acting (Tubal)
Lane Chandler — Acting (Teresh)
Moroni Olsen — Acting (Targil)
Angelo Rossitto — Acting
Cecil B. DeMille — Acting (Narrator)
Charles Meredith — Acting
Colin Tapley — Acting (Prince)
Fritz Leiber — Acting (Lord Sharif)
George Reeves — Acting (Wounded Messenger)
John Miljan — Acting (Lesh Lakish)
Julia Faye — Acting (Hisham)
Karen Morley — Acting
Mike Mazurki — Acting (Leader of Philistine Soldiers)
Olive Deering — Acting (Miriam)
Pedro de Cordoba — Acting (Bar Simon)
Russell Hicks — Acting (Lord of Ashkelon)
Victor Varconi — Acting (Lord of Ashdod)
Harry Woods — Acting (Gammad)
Crauford Kent — Acting
Francis McDonald — Acting (Storyteller)
Wee Willie Davis — Acting (Garmiskar)
Arthur Q. Bryan — Acting (Fat Philistine Merchant)
Kasey Rogers — Acting (Spectator)
Frank Wilcox — Acting (Lord of Ekron)
Frank Reicher — Acting (Village Barber)

Production

Cecil B. DeMille — Production

Writing

Fredric M. Frank — Screenwriting
Ze'ev Jabotinsky — Screenwriting
Jesse Louis Lasky Jr. — Screenwriting
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