Samson and Delilah
“HISTORY'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TREACHEROUS WOMAN!”
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
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Cast
37 people
Hedy Lamarr
Delilah
Known for
Ecstasy
Boom Town
Victor Mature
Samson
Known for
My Darling Clementine
Kiss of Death
George Sanders
The Saran of Gaza
Known for
The Jungle Book
Rebecca
Angela Lansbury
Semadar
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Henry Wilcoxon
Prince Ahtur
Known for
Caddyshack
The Ten Commandments
Olive Deering
Miriam
Known for
The Ten Commandments
Caged
Fay Holden
Hazel
Known for
Canyon Passage
Julia Faye
Haisham
Known for
The Ten Commandments
The King of Kings
Russ Tamblyn
Saul
Known for
Twin Peaks
West Side Story
William Farnum
Tubal
Known for
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Mummy's Curse
Lane Chandler
Teresh
Known for
The Devil's Brother
Pursued
Moroni Olsen
Targil
Known for
Notorious
Mildred Pierce
Cecil B. DeMille Director · Fredric M. Frank Screenplay Jesse Lasky Jr. Writer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $3M · United States release December 21, 1949
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$11,500,000
Gross vs. budget
3.8×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · December 21, 1949
Theatrical
United States · December 21, 1949
Theatrical
Austria
September 26, 1952 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 16, 1951 · Theatrical
France
October 4, 1951 · Theatrical
Germany
November 2, 1951 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 23, 1951 · Theatrical
Italy
September 21, 1950 · Theatrical
Japan
February 27, 1952 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 2, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
September 11, 2013 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Portugal
February 16, 1951 · Theatrical
June 6, 1973 · Theatrical · (re-release)
South Korea
July 29, 1955 · Theatrical
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