Samson 63 years old

Sampson is one of several Andrzej Wajda films harking back to his youth during the Nazi Occupation of Poland. Many of these concern not only the struggle between good and evil, but also between passive and impassive. 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 1943 Warsaw Uprising. It was originally titled Samson, but re-spelled as Sampson upon its American release to avoid confusion with a sword-and-sandal epic of the same name.

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Samson Cast

Name Character
Roman Polanski He was 28, now 91 years old
Beata Tyszkiewicz She was 23, now 86 years old as Stasia
Władysław Kowalski He was 25, 22 years old when he died as Fialka
Serge Merlin He was 28, 86 years old when he died as Jakub Gold
Krystyna Zachwatowicz She was 31, now 94 years old as Wiska
Andrzej Żuławski He was 20, 75 years old when he died as Killed Student
Zygmunt Listkiewicz He was 29, 57 years old when he died
Bogumił Antczak He was 23, now 86 years old as Prisoner
Magda Teresa Wójcik She was 27, 77 years old when she died as Woman at Lucyna's Party
Elżbieta Kępińska She was 24, now 87 years old as Kazia, Malina's Niece
Roland Głowacki He was 37, 81 years old when he died as Guest at Lucyna's Party
Zbigniew Józefowicz He was 36, 90 years old when he died as Guest at Lucyna's Party
Jerzy Łapiński He was 20, now 84 years old as Caroller
Jan Ciecierski He was 62, 87 years old when he died as Józef Malina
Zygmunt Malawski He was 38, 60 years old when he died as Printer
Andrzej Herder He was 24, 64 years old when he died as Gestapo Officer
Tomasz Zaliwski He was 31, 76 years old when he died as Prisoner
Edmund Fetting He was 33, 73 years old when he died as Guest at Lucyna's Party
Alina Janowska She was 38, 94 years old when she died as Lucyna
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz He was 34, 50 years old when he died
Ryszard Ronczewski He was 31, now 94 years old as Prison Guard
Tadeusz Bartosik He was 36, 59 years old when he died as Pankrat

Samson Crew

Name Department
Jerzy Wójcik as Director of Photography. He was 30 (73) years old when He died Camera
Wiesława Chojkowska as Costume Design. She was 30 (now 94) years old Costume & Make-Up
Janina Niedzwiecka as Editor. Editing
Samson poster
Samson (63 years)

  • Release day: Monday, September 11, 1961
  • Runtime: 117 minutes