Samson et Dalila

Overview

While the rest of the Hebrews bewail their fate, Samson alone trusts in God's promise of liberty. Abimelech, the Philistine satrap of Gaza, enters to mock the Hebrews' God, proclaiming the superiority of Dagon, and the Hebrews are afraid of him. But calls them to show some defiance, so Abimelech attacks Samson with his sword. Samson seizes the sword and strikes him dead. The Hebrews scatter and the High Priest of Dagon appears, cursing the Hebrews. When a messenger reports that the Hebrews are ravaging the harvest, the High Priest forms a plan to use Delilah to overcome Samson's strength. Delilah's beauty is such that Samson can't resist her for long. She begs to know the secret of his supernatural strength, but he refuses, though he says he loves her. Delilah betrays Samson by having some Philistine soldiers seize him and throw him into a prison in Gaza, where his hair is cut off.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1981

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

United States of America

Production

Kultur

Cast

Julius Rudel,Shirley Verrett,Michael Ballam,Stanley Wexler,Wolfgang Brendel,Plácido Domingo,Kevin Langan

Director

Kirk Browning,Nicolas Joël

Writer

Ferdinand Lemaire

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0204610