Samson

1961

1h 57m

4.5(10 votes)

Adventure

Overview

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.

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29 members

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Serge Merlin

Jakub Gold

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Alina Janowska

Lucyna

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Elżbieta Kępińska

Kazia, Malina's Niece

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Jan Ciecierski

Józef Malina

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Tadeusz Bartosik

"Professor" Pankrat

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Władysław Kowalski

Fiałka / Jakub Gold (voice)

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Irena Netto

Jakub's Mother

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Beata Tyszkiewicz

Stasia

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Jan Ibel

Genio

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Bogumił Antczak

Prisoner (uncredited)

Art

Wiesława Chojkowska

Wiśka (uncredited)

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Edmund Fetting

Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

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Roland Głowacki

Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

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Andrzej Herder

Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

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Zygmunt Hübner

Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

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Zofia Jamry

Woman Blackmailing Malina (uncredited)

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Stanisław Jaśkiewicz

Professor at a Lecture (uncredited)

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Zbigniew Józefowicz

Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

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Edward Kowalczyk

Policeman (uncredited)

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Zygmunt Listkiewicz

(uncredited)

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Jerzy Łapiński

Caroller (uncredited)

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Zdzisław Maklakiewicz

ONR Member (uncredited)

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Zygmunt Malawski

Printer (uncredited)

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Roman Polanski

Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)

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Ryszard Pracz

(uncredited)

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Ryszard Ronczewski

Prison Guard (uncredited)

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Magda Teresa Wójcik

Woman at Lucyna's Party (uncredited)

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Tomasz Zaliwski

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Andrzej Żuławski

Killed Student (uncredited)

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