Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible

Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible
Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible
Directed by	Marcello Baldi and Francisco Pérez-Dolz
Written by	Ottavio Jemma, Flavio Nicolini, Marcello Baldi, Tonino Guerra
Music by	Teo Usuelli
Release date	1965;
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible (or I grandi condottieri) is a 1965 Italian historical film directed by Marcello Baldi and Francisco Pérez-Dolz. Consisting of two segments, the first half tells the story of Gideon, while the second the story of Samson.^[1]

Plot

The film depicts the proof that Gideon seeks from Jehovah (Judges 6:39). Painting by Maarten van Heemskerck.

Israelites are faulted for worshipping Baal instead of Jehovah. Jehovah is said to have abandoned the Israelites for worshiping false gods instead of Jehovah himself. Gideon chooses an army of 300 (Judges 7:8) to wage war against the Midianites. Gideon delivers Israelites from the hands of Midianite raiders. Gideon captures the kings of Midian Zebah and Zalmunna (Judges 8:10). After Gideon's son Jeter shies away from decapitating the two Midianite kings, Gideon slays the kings personally (Judges 8:21).

Cast

Anton Geesink as Samson
Rosalba Neri as Delilah
Ivo Garrani as Gideon
Maruchi Fresno as Gideon's wife
Fernando Rey as The stranger
Giorgio Cerioni as Gideon's son
Luz Márquez as Gaza
Ana María Noé as Samson's mother
Mirko Ellis
Piero Gerlini
Paolo Gozlino as the Prince of Gaza
José Jaspe

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.

External links

Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible at IMDb

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[60-69_a-l-1] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.

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