Samson and Delilah (1949) | |
| Director(s) | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Producer(s) | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Bible, Book-Based, Femme Fatale, Religious, Revenge, Romance (Drama) |
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Samson and Delilah Overview:
Samson and Delilah (1949) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and produced by Cecil B. DeMille.
The film was based on the The Bible The Book of Judges from & novel "Judge and Fool" by Vladimir Jabotinsky written by unknown author published in 6th century BCE.
SYNOPSIS
This is DeMille's grandest biblical epic and that's saying something. At a cost of $3 million, DeMille created a Technicolor version of the Old Testament world of the Danite shepherd who slays his Philistine captors with the jaw of an ass, but who succumbs to the wiles of a woman. As the hunky hero, Mature is in top form, his chiseled face straining as he fells his enemies but its fleshiness also hinting at his weakness. Lamarr also struts and poses to great effect, but the main attraction here in the spectacle itself, from Samson's shows of strength, his battles with the Philistines, and his climactic destruction of the temple.
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Academy Awards 1950 --- Ceremony Number 23 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer | Won |
| Best Cinematography | George Barnes | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Victor Young | Nominated |
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Samson and Delilah
By RBuccicone on Dec 27, 2010 From MacGuffin MoviesSamson and Delilah (1950) ???? Biblical tales typically fail to grab my interest, probably primarily because the time period does not interest me. And frankly, I should probably stop using George Sanders as a guidepost for which movies I pursue. Samson and Delilah was alright, and Hedy Lamarr?thorou... Read full article
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Quotes from
Samson: Your arms were quicksand. Your kiss was death. The name Delilah will be an everlasting curse on the lips of men.
[Samson has chosen Semadar over Delilah as his bride]
Delilah: I hate him.
Tubal: Because he's a Danite?
Delilah: Because he's a fool!
Tubal: Most men are, Delilah. There's nothing you can do about it.
[leaves]
Delilah: [smiles craftily] Sometimes a bee can move an ox.
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Facts about
Victor Young's lush background music, nominated for an Academy Award in the competition for 1950, would become his penultimate best-score recognition, followed by his posthumous win for Around the World in Eighty Days. In the years between, the Academy failed to nominate two superlative, nuanced Young scores - for The Quiet Man and Shane.
During the temple-destruction sequence, Henry Wilcoxon was struck by a falling column and approached Cecil B. DeMille with blood streaming down his face. According to biographer Charles Higham, DeMille remarked, " Good God, Harry, you look terrible; you're going to hold up production." Wilcoxen sardonically replied, "Well, I wouldn't be the first actor to be destroyed by a column."
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