Samson

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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.

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Creators

Andrzej Wajda

director

Kazimierz Brandys

writer

Andrzej Wajda

writer

Cast

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Serge Merlin actor Alina Janowska actor Elżbieta Kępińska actor

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Jan Ciecierski actor

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Tadeusz Bartosik actor

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Władysław Kowalski actor

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Irena Netto actor Beata Tyszkiewicz actor

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Jan Ibel actor

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Bogumił Antczak actor

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Wiesława Chojkowska actor Edmund Fetting actor

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Roland Głowacki actor

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Andrzej Herder actor Zygmunt Hübner actor

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Zofia Jamry actor

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Stanisław Jaśkiewicz actor

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Zbigniew Józefowicz actor Edward Kowalczyk actor

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Zygmunt Listkiewicz actor