The ruler of the Philistines is played by George Sanders who is incredible in his 'King of the Five cities' role. SAMSON AND DELILAH has a lot of violence, some of it graphic, especially during battle scenes or when Samson cuts the throat of the man who killed his wife. It's not about how closely to the letter the filmmakers are staying, but rather how true to the archetype, the psychology behind the story, that really defines a classic. They added characters and situations that did not exist in the Bible version, and which did not add anything interesting to the story. Rated the #93 best film of 2009, and #5807 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users). I am a huge fan of Hollywood biblical epics. Awards: Adelaide Film Festival- Bigpond Audience Award for Best Feature. But Hedy is where is the camera is happiest looking. 47, is a grand opera in three acts and four scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.It was first performed in Weimar at the Grossherzogliches (Grand Ducal) Theater (now the Staatskapelle Weimar) on 2 December 1877 in a German translation. I estimate from age 11 to 14, I saw the film a dozen times and I'm not kidding. And I do have the radio program on cassette, "Lux Presents Hollywood-Samson and Delilah starring Mature and Lamarr. I think if Hedy had been 10 years younger and brought to Hollywood in the silent era she would have been a major star. Roberto Alagna and Elina Garanca star as the title characters in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Saint-Saëns's "Samson et Dalila," which opened the season on Monday. The first feature by cinematographer Warwick Thornton, Samson And Delilah isn’t a silent movie, but it rarely resorts to dialogue when images will do the trick. TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956) / SAMSON & DELILAH (1949) - DVD - The two film epics in this biblical double feature has iconic director Cecil B. Hedy was sultry, sexy in a subtle and an utterly believable way Mature was strong, the epitome of masculine strength, and totally confident that he could control and have his way with any woman.