Samson und Delila
Drama
Overview
One of the first epic films made in Austria, as in some of the similar Cecil B De Mille entries, a fusion of a biblical story with a modern update.
Top Cast


María Corda
María Corda
Julia Sorel / Delila, Abimelech's wife
María Corda
Julia Sorel / Delila, Abimelech's wife
Franz Herterich
Franz Herterich
Prince Andrei Andrewiwitch / Abimelech, Philistine King
Franz Herterich
Prince Andrei Andrewiwitch / Abimelech, Philistine King


Ernst Arndt
Ernst Arndt
Cassari, Impressario
Ernst Arndt
Cassari, Impressario
Oskar Hugelmann
Oskar Hugelmann
Oskar Hugelmann
Alfredo Galoar
Alfredo Galoar
Alfredo Galoar
Franz Hauenstein
Franz Hauenstein
Franz Hauenstein


Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas
Ettore Ricco, the Tenor
Paul Lukas
Ettore Ricco, the Tenor
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