![]() ![]() "Oh, Samson!" She leaps upon him, considerably more rapacious than either the real or the fake lion. "You killed him with your hands!" gasps Delilah. Director Cecil B DeMille was furious with Victor Mature for refusing to wrestle the real lion he procured for the scene, though the leading man gamely rolled around with a stuffed version in the close-ups. Samson and Delilah (1949) Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders,ġ4463416 Photograph: Moviestore / Rex Featuresĭelilah drags Samson out to the desert, where they are waylaid by a lion. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore / Rex Features (2254543a) The modern state of Israel was established in 1948. ![]() 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. "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 tribe of Dan are oppressed by the cruel Philistines, which everyone in the film doggedly pronounces "Fliss-teens". ![]() For Editorial Use Only.Ĭhariot Photograph: Allstar/PARAMOUNT/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. GEORGE SANDERS, HEDY LAMARR, ANGELA LANSBURY & VICTOR MATUREĬharacter(s): The Saran of Gaza, Delilah, Semadar, Samson ![]()
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