Samson (1961)

4.8/10 • 117 min • Drama

Overview

A 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.

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

Bogumił Antczak

Prisoner (uncredited)

Edmund Fetting

Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Roland Głowacki

Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Andrzej Herder

Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Zofia Jamry

Woman Blackmailing Malina (uncredited)

Stanisław Jaśkiewicz

Professor at a Lecture (uncredited)

Zbigniew Józefowicz

Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Edward Kowalczyk

Policeman (uncredited)

Zygmunt Listkiewicz

(uncredited)

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