Samson and Delilah (1949 film)
Samson and Delilah is a 1949 American romantic biblical drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount Pictures. It depicts the biblical story of Samson, a strongman whose secret lies in his uncut hair, and his love for Delilah, the woman who seduces him, discovers his secret, and then betrays him to the Philistines. It stars Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr in the title roles, George Sanders as the Saran, Angela Lansbury as Semadar, and Henry Wilcoxon as Prince Ahtur.
Original theatrical release poster
Cecil B. DeMille (seated, center) on the set of the film with cinematographer George Barnes behind him.
Samson (Mature) and Delilah (Lamarr) inside Delilah's tent at the Valley of Sorek.
The 37-foot tall model of the temple of Dagon.
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. His silent films included social dramas, comedies, Westerns, farces, morality plays, and historical pageants. He was an active Freemason and member of Prince of Orange Lodge #16 in New York City.
Publicity portrait, c. 1920
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York
DeMille as a young man, c. 1904
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation – DeMille is seated, second from the right.