Samson & Delilah [VHS]: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Henry Wilcoxon, Olive Deering, Fay Holden, Julia Faye, Russ Tamblyn, William Farnum, Lane Chandler, Moroni Olsen, George Barnes, Cecil B. DeMille, Anne Bauchens, Fredric M. Frank, Harold Lamb, Jesse Lasky Jr., Vladimir Jabotinsky: Amazon.co.uk: Video

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5.0 out of 5 stars Samson And Delilah, 18 July 2007

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This review is from: Samson & Delilah [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Brillant, Fantastic Great film to watch from the biblical era, when will someone release this classic on DVD it is nearly 60 Years Old and I am sure this will sell by the cart load. Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr are on top form they give a real sense of meaning how acting should operate.

Somebody should pull their finger out Now and get this DVD release?

This is worth more than 5 Stars and is up there with Ben Hur.

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5.0 out of 5 stars And when he called upon his God..., 9 July 2003

By Nonesuch Explorers "sizhao" - Published on Amazon.com

One of DeMille's finest, from the sets and costumes to the superb acting and expressive music. Even the bit players are wonderful (look for George Reeves as the wounded Messenger relating the Battle of Ramath-Lehi to an incredulous George Sanders in terms that echoed the intro to Reeves' most famous role a few years later!). Lamarr is stunning, Mature is intense ("Look about you, Delilah..."), Sanders plays himself as the world-weary Seran of Gaza. Even ol'warhorse and longtime DeMille associate Henry Wilcoxson gets to shine as Prince Atur (he was originally supposed to play Samson, but was considered too old). There is no counting of the stars. Five is not nearly enough.

Our only quibble is with the way Dagon is portrayed in the temple scene. All the decor is Babylonian, and the idol looks like Moloch, the Canaanite sun god to whom certain kings of Judah used to sacrifice infants until commanded by God, through King Josiah, to desist (2 Chron. 28:3; 33:6; Jer. 7:31; 32:35; 2 Kings 23:10). The Philistines were related to the Phoenicians, not the Babylonians. Their wealth came from the sea. Dagon was an ocean god like Neptune, and was portrayed as a fish or a merman. The only decor in the movie that properly reflects Dagon are Delilah's fish earrings in the wedding scene.

This should be released on DVD so that like Miriam says at the end, we can watch his story "for a thousand years"!

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5.0 out of 5 stars AN EPIC OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS!, 1 Sep 2000

By Sean Orlosky - Published on Amazon.com

One of the greatest films ever made, "Samson and Delilah" stands out as a crowning achievement in Biblical epics, the trademark of legendary director Cecil B. DeMille. The story of Samson, the strongest of men, felled by the temptress Delilah is brought to the screen in majesty and splendor. Victor Mature is wonderful in his role as Samson, bringing a sense of humor and humanity to the role. Hedy Lamarr nearly overwhelms the brilliant Technicolor with her ravishing beauty as Delilah, sleek and seductive. As Delilah's sister, Angela Lansbury fares well in her brief role as do George Sanders (as a subtle ruler of the Philistines) and Henry Wilcoxon (as a military governor). And the actors are only one ornament to the production. The art direction is masterful and incredible. And the costumes... such gorgeous opulence and splendor were never seen since, sometimes almost stealing the scenes from the actors. Both categories won 1949 Academy Awards, giving Oscar's gilt to this classic. The film is immensely entertaining and superbly directed with reverence to the sacred texts by DeMille (at 128 minutes, dramatically shorter than DeMille's "Ten Commandments". But the special effects are one of the best reasons to see the film: Mature's three-minute fight with a lion, to the unbelievabe climatic scene in which Mature pulls down a temple of stone. A classic all the way through, "Samson and Delilah" is a film that you will never tire of, and always want to see again and again...I now quote the film's final words: "Men will tell his story for a thousand years." And if it lasts that long, men will watch this movie for a thousand years.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Hollywood Biblical Epic, 15 April 2004

By filmflavor - Published on Amazon.com

I have always loved this movie since I was a kid. I want to purchase this movie but I prefer to wait until it is released on DVD. Why isn't this movie on DVD? There is no excuse. DVD has been out for a long time now. PLEASE PUT THIS MOVIE OUT ON DVD!!!

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