

Samson
4.812 votes on TMDB1961Movie1h 57m
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
- J
Jan Ibel
Genio

Bogumił Antczak
Prisoner (uncredited)
- W
Wiesława Chojkowska
Wiśka (uncredited)

Edmund Fetting
Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
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