Samson and Delilah (1984)

Directors

Lee Philips

Cast

Antony Hamilton, Belinda Bauer, Clive Revill, José Ferrer, Maria Schell, Max von Sydow, Stephen Macht, Victor Mature

The story

The film is mostly the same as the original Biblical story, but with notable differences such as, once again, the expanded and sympathetic role of Delilah (Bauer), the introduction of the garrison commander (Stern) who is friends with Samson (Hamilton), more focus upon Samson's relationship with his first wife, a different handling of the 30 garments bet, and, perhaps the most crucial alteration of the climax. In the original story, maintained in the 1949 film and the 1996 film, Samson only regains his strength after his hair has grown long again, thus allowing him to tear down the Philistine temple. In this movie, however, Samson is…

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