Samson (1961)

Directed by Andrzej Wajda1h 57mDrama

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.

Year
1961
Country
PL
Language
Polish
Release date
11 September 1961
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4.8 (12)
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Serge Merlin
Serge Merlin
Jakub Gold
Alina Janowska
Alina Janowska
Lucyna
Elżbieta Kępińska
Elżbieta Kępińska
Kazia, Malina's Niece
Jan Ciecierski
Jan Ciecierski
Józef Malina
Tadeusz Bartosik
Tadeusz Bartosik
"Professor" Pankrat
Władysław Kowalski
Władysław Kowalski
Fiałka / Jakub Gold (voice)
Irena Netto
Irena Netto
Jakub's Mother
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Stasia
J
Jan Ibel
Genio
Bogumił Antczak
Bogumił Antczak
Prisoner (uncredited)
W
Wiesława Chojkowska
Wiśka (uncredited)
Edmund Fetting
Edmund Fetting
Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Roland Głowacki
Roland Głowacki
Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Andrzej Herder
Andrzej Herder
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
Z
Zygmunt Hübner
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
Zofia Jamry
Zofia Jamry
Woman Blackmailing Malina (uncredited)
Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
Professor at a Lecture (uncredited)
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Edward Kowalczyk
Edward Kowalczyk
Policeman (uncredited)
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
Zygmunt Listkiewicz
(uncredited)
Jerzy Łapiński
Jerzy Łapiński
Caroller (uncredited)
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
ONR Member (uncredited)
Zygmunt Malawski
Zygmunt Malawski
Printer (uncredited)
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)
Ryszard Pracz
Ryszard Pracz
(uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski
Ryszard Ronczewski
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Magda Teresa Wójcik
Magda Teresa Wójcik
Woman at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Tomasz Zaliwski
Tomasz Zaliwski
Prisoner (uncredited)
Andrzej Żuławski
Andrzej Żuławski
Killed Student (uncredited)

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