Samson
1961 · 117 min
Drama
★ 4.8A 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.
Crew
- Director Andrzej Wajda
- Screenplay Kazimierz Brandys
- Screenplay Andrzej Wajda
- Director of Photography Jerzy Wójcik
Cast
Serge Merlin
Jakub Gold
Alina Janowska
Lucyna
Elżbieta Kępińska
Kazia, Malina's Niece
Jan Ciecierski
Józef Malina
Tadeusz Bartosik
"Professor" Pankrat
Władysław Kowalski
Fiałka / Jakub Gold (voice)
Irena Netto
Jakub's Mother
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Stasia
- J
Jan Ibel
Genio
Bogumił Antczak
Prisoner (uncredited)
- W
Wiesława Chojkowska
Wiśka (uncredited)
Edmund Fetting
Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Andrzej Wajda
- Screenplay — Kazimierz Brandys
- Screenplay — Andrzej Wajda
- Director of Photography — Jerzy Wójcik
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