Samson and Delilah (The Bible Collection) |  | Director: Nicolas Roeg
Actors: Dennis Hopper, Elizabeth Hurley, Eric Thal, Michael Gambon, Diana Rigg
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 15491
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 180 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: T6897
UPC: 053939689723
EAN: 0053939689723
ASIN: B0009WFF9K
Theatrical Release Date: December 8, 1996
Release Date: September 6, 2005
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| • | Samson is a simple shepherd with the strength of a titan and the destiny to fight the Philistines and General Tariq. Delilah is a Philistine beauty, torn between her love for the shepherd and loyalty to her people. As told in the Old Testament, Samson's betrayal by Delilah left him in slavery. But Samson's epic revenge vanquished his Philistine foes and made him one of the greatest heroes of the B |
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Product Description
THE TIMELESS STORY OF THE HERO OF THE ISRAELITES AND THEBEAUTIFUL PHILISTINE WHO TESTED HIS FAITH.
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 Horrible Sexuality! January 29, 2010
Fredrick L. Murphy (northeastern Ohio, USA)
Folks, if you want typical Hollywood sensuality, then buy this. If you want Biblical message without sexuality, DON'T BUY THIS. The level of the "consumation moments" where Sampson is showed having sex with Delilah is WAY TOO detailed and down right animalistic. Delilah is shown to picture (AND ENJOY) a great lion attacking her, in her mind, while Sampson is (with music and sound to amplify the moment) over-top of her and reaching a climatic moment during their sexual intercourse. The sexuality is overbearing for the screen, and takes the Biblical and spiritual moments completely away from the film.
For thousands of years the Biblical account of Sampson has been around, and the Holy Scriptures themselves tell us about Sampson's sinful sexual relationship with Delilah, and we ALL GOT THE POINT from the Bible. We didn't need God to have inspired recordings of the detailed sexual moments in order for us to understand the tensions (or the lessons!) involved. Hollywood is tatooed all over this one, and we recommend this movie go to the garbage can. Wed cut our DVD in two and tossed it! Oy!
HOWEVER, you can safely buy an older film, with more Biblical accuracy (way more "honorable" film) and enjoyment, that's called "Sampson and Delilah" presented by Cecil B. DeMille, Paramount Pictures, 128 minutes, made in 1949. Technicolor was done well! Oddly, the DVD came from "Zhi Sen Studio Inc" in Taiwan...but you won't regret it! Buy it instead of this "Bible Collection" one.
Not the best in the collection, but point made January 16, 2010
Ronnie (AL)
I received this DVD in the Bible Collection. I really like the movie. First the good points: (1)casting was pretty good (2) I think they really got a great feel for Samson and his struggle/ burden of strength. Not so great parts: (1)there was a sex scene that could have been avoided in my opinion. I watch these movies with my children and didn't expect it. It's not raunchy or anything, but it is there. (2) They took alot of "creative" liberties in order to get the point across. Anyway, overall it was a good watch and helps with understanding Samson's struggle a little better.
 Not captivating in the least, but the costumes and casting were good. December 18, 2009
D. Ro (Cypress,, TX United States)
Well I wish I could say I really enjoyed this movie. The costumes and sets were amazing. Very authentic looking. Liz Hurley, gorgeous and not given enough screen time in my opinion. The acting was also very good. But the script was boring. And the only thing worse than boring, is boring and long. They added characters and situations that did not exist in the Bible version, and which did not add anything interesting to the story. And then they omitted situations that were in the Bible and were actually exciting. For example, when Samson burned the Philistines fields by tying flaming torches to the tails of foxes.........A potentially great scene, omitted.
Some of the characters they added were long-winded and again, boring. They did focus a great deal on his internal struggle in dealing with the calling by God to free his people, all the way from even before his birth to the very end. And many characters were looking to him to save Gods people. So that was actually very spiritually thought provoking. I guess I was looking more for the exciting scenes, heroic scenes, a little more Hollywood, shall we say, and a little less Sunday School. So my final thought....................Inspirational, sure. Exciting, captivating, no. One time view for me.
Bad movie..sent me 1 copy too many. November 7, 2009
Jeffery D. Steen (Seattle ,WA USA)
The movie sucked..long boring..tv movie and I got (and paid for )1 copy too many.
Product came within two weeks October 13, 2009
Sincere (Kansas)
I ordered several video so haven't view this one yet but the product came within a timely fashion.
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