Samson and Delilah 1949 123movies

Watch: Samson and Delilah 1949 123movies, Full Movie Online – Though his people, the Israelites, are enslaved by the Philistines, Samson (Victor Mature), strongest man of the tribe of Dan, falls in love with the Philistine Semadar (Dame Angela Lansbury), whom he wins by virtue of a contest of strength. But Semadar betrays him, and Samson engages in a fight with her real love, Ahtur (Henry Wilcoxon), and his soldiers. Semadar is killed, and her sister Delilah (Hedy Lamarr), who had loved Samson in silence, now vows vengeance against him. She plans to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength and then to betray him to the Philistine leader, The Saran of Gaza (George Sanders)..
Plot: When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret. The classic story of Samson and Delilah as told by Cecil B. DeMille.
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Ratings:

	6.8/10 Votes: 8,131
	56% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 159 Popularity: 24.003 | TMDB

Reviews:

One of the better biblical epics….
I’ve always loved this film. Granted, somehow it does not generate the ‘huge epic’ feel of some of the director’s other work but it is a great film to sit down and relax in front of. Opulent costume design, good casting and excellent cinematography make this one of the better biblical epics that were being produced at the time.

Victor Mature, a fine physical specimen of the male physique, seems to fit perfectly into the role of the brooding and oft-troubled Samson. Burt Lancaster, I’m told, was the original choice for the part which I think would have been a bad choice. Although Lancaster is a better actor, on purely aesthetic grounds, the Mediterranean featured, tousle-locked Mature fitted better into the location.

George Sanders is superb as the Saran of Gaza. One of the other reviewers on this website said he portrayed a “sophisticated cad” which is the best description I have ever heard of Mr Sanders in this role or any other for that matter.

The absolute star of the show is the movie’s other lead actor, Hedy Lamarr. This was undoubtedly the finest hour of an actress who either, curiously passed up or was just overlooked for many other leading parts. Hedy sets the screen on fire as the sensual and wicked Delilah, playing with and dragging every man on screen and in the audience in her wake. Many have questioned her acting ability. Truth is I doubt we shall ever really find out. Poor choice of scripts and directors resulted in her being pushed to the sidelines at MGM and eventually and sadly into complete obscurity.

Not bad, beautiful Hedy Lamarr and the final scene steal the film
While having some very major flaws, this is a thoroughly decent biblical epic on the story of Samson and Delilah. It is nicely filmed, with lovely costumes, nice sets and good cinematography and has a rousing score. Also the acing is not bad at all, Victor Mature is a dashing Samson and Hedy Lamarr pretty much steals the film as the beautifully captivating Delilah, it somehow reminded me of Rita Hayworth in Salome. George Sanders proves here he is the epitome of calculation and world-weariness, and while Angela Lansbury is good she has been better. Plus the final scene with the temple coming down is brilliantly staged and serves as the highlight of the film. However, the script is not always that great, neither is the pacing which is quite slow or the direction which is disappointingly stodgy. Overall though, Samson and Delilah isn’t bad, it could’ve been better, but it was decent. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 14 min (134 min), 2 hr 14 min (134 min) (Argentina), 2 hr 14 min (134 min) (with overture and exit music), 2 hr 7 min (127 min) (approx)
Budget 3000000
Revenue 11500000
Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Drama, Family, History
Director Cecil B. DeMille
Writer Jesse Lasky Jr., Fredric M. Frank, Harold Lamb
Actors Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders
Country United States
Awards Won 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 5 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor
Film Length 3,492 m (13 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm