Samson (1961)
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.
Director:
Andrzej Wajda
Writers:
Kazimierz Brandys, Andrzej Wajda.
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Serge Merlin as Jakub Gold |
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Alina Janowska as Lucyna |
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Elżbieta Kępińska as Kazia, Malina's Niece |
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Jan Ciecierski as Józef Malina |
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Tadeusz Bartosik as "Professor" Pankrat |
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Władysław Kowalski as Fiałka / Jakub Gold (voice) |
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Irena Netto as Jakub's Mother |
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Beata Tyszkiewicz as Stasia |
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Jan Ibel as Genio |
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Bogumił Antczak as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Wiesława Chojkowska as Wiśka (uncredited) |
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Edmund Fetting as Zygmunt, Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited) |
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Roland Głowacki as Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited) |
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Andrzej Herder as Gestapo Officer (uncredited) |
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Zygmunt Hübner as Gestapo Officer (uncredited) |
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Zofia Jamry as Woman Blackmailing Malina (uncredited) |
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Stanisław Jaśkiewicz as Professor at a Lecture (uncredited) |
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Zbigniew Józefowicz as Guest at Lucyna's Party (uncredited) |
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Edward Kowalczyk as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Zygmunt Listkiewicz as (uncredited) |
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Jerzy Łapiński as Caroller (uncredited) |
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Zdzisław Maklakiewicz as ONR Member (uncredited) |
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Zygmunt Malawski as Printer (uncredited) |
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Roman Polanski as Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited) |
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Ryszard Pracz as (uncredited) |
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Ryszard Ronczewski as Prison Guard (uncredited) |
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Magda Teresa Wójcik as Woman at Lucyna's Party (uncredited) |
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Tomasz Zaliwski as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Andrzej Żuławski as Killed Student (uncredited) |
| Directing | Zygmunt Hübner | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrzej Żuławski | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Barbara Sass | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Urszula Orczykowska | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Płażewski | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Daniel Szylit | Assistant Director |
| Art | Stefan Filipiak | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | Stanisław Wisłocki | Conductor |
| Sound | Mikołaj Kompan-Altman | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Józef Bartczak | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirosław Jakubowski | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Wiesław Zdort | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Czesław Grabowski | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Krystyna Chmielewska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Zdzislaw Mrozowicz | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Maria Mastalinska | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Aleksy Krywsza | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Andrzej Wajda | Director |
| Editing | Janina Niedźwiecka | Editor |
| Camera | Jerzy Wójcik | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Banucha | Costume Design |
| Art | Leszek Wajda | Production Design |
| Art | Leonard Mokicz | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Tadeusz Baird | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wiesława Chojkowska | Costume Design |
| Writing | Kazimierz Brandys | Novel |
| Writing | Kazimierz Brandys | Screenplay |
| Writing | Andrzej Wajda | Screenplay |
| Production | Stanisław Daniel | Production Manager |
| Production | Arkadiusz Orłowski | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Teresa Olszewska | Assistant Production Manager |
| Art | Halina Dobrowolska | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Ryszard Jasionowski | Assistant Production Manager |