Cecil B DeMille's film does justice to the tale of lust and betrayal, despite the stuffed lion and bouncing temple stones
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Entertainment grade: B
History grade: B
The story of Samson is recorded in the Bible's book of Judges, thought to have been written in about the 7th or 6th century BC.
Politics
The tribe of Dan are oppressed by the cruel Philistines, which everyone in the film doggedly pronounces "Fliss-teens". "Tyranny rose!" exclaims the voiceover, "But deep in man's heart still burned the unquenchable will for freedom." There's a political message here for the 20th century. The film is based on a treatment by Harold Lamb and leading Zionist Vladimir Jabotinsky, who died in 1940, nine years before the film's release. The modern state of Israel was established in 1948.
People
Samson (Victor Mature), hero of the Danites, dumps big-eyed girl-next-door Miriam (Olive Deering...
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Entertainment grade: B
History grade: B
The story of Samson is recorded in the Bible's book of Judges, thought to have been written in about the 7th or 6th century BC.
Politics
The tribe of Dan are oppressed by the cruel Philistines, which everyone in the film doggedly pronounces "Fliss-teens". "Tyranny rose!" exclaims the voiceover, "But deep in man's heart still burned the unquenchable will for freedom." There's a political message here for the 20th century. The film is based on a treatment by Harold Lamb and leading Zionist Vladimir Jabotinsky, who died in 1940, nine years before the film's release. The modern state of Israel was established in 1948.
People
Samson (Victor Mature), hero of the Danites, dumps big-eyed girl-next-door Miriam (Olive Deering...
- 6/20/2013
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
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