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LAST SHOWN 02/22/2026
Sun Feb 22

SAMSON AND DELILAH on Nitrate

Print from the collection of the Library of Congress | ‘American Cinematheque’s Nitrate Film Festival 2026’
YEAR
1949
ACCESSIBILITY
HI
FORMAT
NITRATE
RUNTIME
2h 8m
DIRECTOR
Cecil B. DeMille
CAST
Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson

SYNOPSIS

The glorious epic style of Cecil B. DeMille is exemplified in this story of the Bible’s legendary strongman and the woman who seduces, then betrays him. Victor Mature is the classic Samson, muscular and fearless in his barehanded battle with a lion, his single-handed assault on a thousand Philistine soldiers, his struggle with a giant, and the spectacular Old Testament climax where he pulls down the pagan temple. The enormous cast and the splendor of the production adds to the spectacle. And Delilah, the irresistible lady with the scissors, is brought to seductive life by lovely Hedy Lamarr.

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