Samson
1961, Polish. 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
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Cast & crew
- Andrzej WajdaDirector
- 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)
Details
- Released
- 11 September 1961
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Kazimierz Brandys, Andrzej Wajda
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Samson runs 117 minutes (1h 57m).
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Samson is streaming on Eternal Family in India. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
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If you liked Samson, try The Young One, O.G., All Day and a Night.
Who directed Samson?
Samson (1961) was directed by Andrzej Wajda and stars Serge Merlin, Alina Janowska, Elżbieta Kępińska.