Film·1961·1h 57m

Samson

Drama

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.

Directed by Andrzej Wajda

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12 credited

Serge Merlin
Serge MerlinJakub Gold
Alina Janowska
Alina JanowskaLucyna
Elżbieta Kępińska
Elżbieta KępińskaKazia, Malina's Niece
Jan Ciecierski
Jan CiecierskiJózef Malina
Tadeusz Bartosik
Tadeusz Bartosik"Professor" Pankrat
Władysław Kowalski
Władysław KowalskiFiałka / Jakub Gold (voice)
Irena Netto
Irena NettoJakub's Mother
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Beata TyszkiewiczStasia
Jan Ibel
Jan IbelGenio
Bogumił Antczak
Bogumił AntczakPrisoner (uncredited)
Wiesława Chojkowska
Wiesława ChojkowskaWiśka (uncredited)
Edmund Fetting
Edmund FettingZygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

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