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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
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.
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Cast
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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
Bogumił AntczakPrisoner (uncredited)
Edmund FettingZygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Roland GłowackiGuest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Andrzej HerderGestapo Officer (uncredited)
Zofia JamryWoman Blackmailing Malina (uncredited)
Stanisław JaśkiewiczProfessor at a Lecture (uncredited)
Zbigniew JózefowiczGuest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)
Edward KowalczykPoliceman (uncredited)
Zygmunt Listkiewicz(uncredited)
Jerzy ŁapińskiCaroller (uncredited)
Zdzisław MaklakiewiczONR Member (uncredited)
Zygmunt MalawskiPrinter (uncredited)
Roman PolanskiPartner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)
Ryszard Pracz(uncredited)
Ryszard RonczewskiPrison Guard (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Andrzej Wajda
- Written by
- Andrzej Wajda, Kazimierz Brandys
- Produced by
- Ryszard Jasionowski, Arkadiusz Orłowski, Zdzislaw Mrozowicz
- Music by
- Tadeusz Baird
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Facts
September 11, 1961 · 1 h 57 min · Drama
- Released
- September 11, 1961
- Runtime
- 1 h 57 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- Polish
- Also spoken
- German
- Made in
- Poland
- Available in
- 1 country
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Questions about Samson
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Is Samson worth watching?
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DecentGoodWatch scoreOpinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55 (IMDb 6.3).
Is Samson in English?
PolishGerman
No, it was made in Polish, with some German.

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