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Film / 1961
Samson
Directed by
Andrzej Wajda
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.
The story
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 MerlinJakub Gold
Alina JanowskaLucyna
Elżbieta KępińskaKazia, Malina's Niece
Jan CiecierskiJózef Malina
Tadeusz Bartosik"Professor" Pankrat
Władysław KowalskiFiałka / Jakub Gold (voice)
Irena NettoJakub's Mother
Beata TyszkiewiczStasia
Jan IbelGenio
Bogumił AntczakPrisoner (uncredited)
Wiesława ChojkowskaWiśka (uncredited)
Edmund FettingZygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
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Roland GłowackiGuest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Andrzej HerderGestapo Officer (uncredited)
Zygmunt HübnerGestapo Officer (uncredited)
Zofia JamryWoman Blackmailing Malina (uncredited)
Stanisław JaśkiewiczProfessor at a Lecture (uncredited)
Zbigniew JózefowiczGuest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Edward KowalczykPoliceman (uncredited)
Zygmunt Listkiewicz(uncredited)
Jerzy ŁapińskiCaroller (uncredited)
Zdzisław MaklakiewiczONR Member (uncredited)
Zygmunt MalawskiPrinter (uncredited)
Roman PolanskiPartner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)
Ryszard Pracz(uncredited)
Ryszard RonczewskiPrison Guard (uncredited)
Magda Teresa WójcikWoman at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Tomasz ZaliwskiPrisoner (uncredited)
Andrzej ŻuławskiKilled Student (uncredited)
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