Samson

4.5
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Run time: 117 min
  • Premiere: 1961. September 11.

The hero is a Jewish youth. He, like his family, has always been silent and undemonstrative in the face of prejudice. Now he stands up for his right to survive, and in so doing represents the fighting spirit that culminated in the Warsaw Uprising.

Discover

Serge Merlin

Jakub Gold

Elżbieta Kępińska

Kazia, Malina's Niece

Jan Ciecierski

Józef Malina

Tadeusz Bartosik

"Professor" Pankrat

Władysław Kowalski

Fiałka / Jakub Gold (voice)

Irena Netto

Jakub's Mother

Jan Ibel

Genio

Bogumił Antczak

Prisoner (uncredited)

Wiesława Chojkowska

Wiśka (uncredited)

Edmund Fetting

Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Roland Głowacki

Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Andrzej Herder

Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Zygmunt Hübner

Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Zofia Jamry

Woman Blackmailing Malina (uncredited)

Stanisław Jaśkiewicz

Professor at a Lecture (uncredited)

Zbigniew Józefowicz

Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Edward Kowalczyk

Policeman (uncredited)

Zygmunt Listkiewicz

(uncredited)

Jerzy Łapiński

Caroller (uncredited)

Zdzisław Maklakiewicz

ONR Member (uncredited)

Zygmunt Malawski

Printer (uncredited)

Roman Polanski

Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)

Ryszard Pracz

(uncredited)

Ryszard Ronczewski

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Magda Teresa Wójcik

Woman at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

Tomasz Zaliwski

Prisoner (uncredited)

Andrzej Żuławski

Killed Student (uncredited)

Art

Stefan Filipiak

Construction Foreman

Leszek Wajda

Production Design

Leonard Mokicz

Set Decoration

Halina Dobrowolska

Assistant Production Design

Camera

Wiesław Zdort

Camera Operator

Czesław Grabowski

Assistant Camera

Jerzy Wójcik

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Mirosław Jakubowski

Makeup Artist

Jan Płażewski

Assistant Makeup Artist

Krystyna Chmielewska

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jan Banucha

Costume Design

Wiesława Chojkowska

Costume Design

Directing

Zygmunt Hübner

First Assistant Director

Daniel Szylit

Assistant Director

Barbara Sass

Assistant Director

Andrzej Żuławski

Assistant Director

Urszula Orczykowska

Assistant Director

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Editing

Lighting

Aleksy Krywsza

Lighting Technician

Production

Zdzislaw Mrozowicz

Unit Manager

Stanisław Daniel

Production Manager

Arkadiusz Orłowski

Assistant Production Manager

Ryszard Jasionowski

Assistant Production Manager

Teresa Olszewska

Assistant Production Manager

Sound

Mikołaj Kompan-Altman

Sound Assistant

Tadeusz Baird

Original Music Composer

Writing

Kazimierz Brandys

Screenplay

Andrzej Wajda

Screenplay

Art

Stefan Filipiak

Construction Foreman

Leszek Wajda

Production Design

Leonard Mokicz

Set Decoration

Halina Dobrowolska

Assistant Production Design

Camera

Wiesław Zdort

Camera Operator

Czesław Grabowski

Assistant Camera

Jerzy Wójcik

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Mirosław Jakubowski

Makeup Artist

Jan Płażewski

Assistant Makeup Artist

Krystyna Chmielewska

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jan Banucha

Costume Design

Wiesława Chojkowska

Costume Design

Directing

Zygmunt Hübner

First Assistant Director

Daniel Szylit

Assistant Director

Barbara Sass

Assistant Director

Andrzej Żuławski

Assistant Director

Urszula Orczykowska

Assistant Director

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Editing

Lighting

Aleksy Krywsza

Lighting Technician

Production

Zdzislaw Mrozowicz

Unit Manager

Stanisław Daniel

Production Manager

Arkadiusz Orłowski

Assistant Production Manager

Ryszard Jasionowski

Assistant Production Manager

Teresa Olszewska

Assistant Production Manager

Sound

Mikołaj Kompan-Altman

Sound Assistant

Tadeusz Baird

Original Music Composer

Writing

Kazimierz Brandys

Screenplay

Andrzej Wajda

Screenplay