''Samson'' (Italian:''Sansone'') is a 1923 Italian silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Torello Rolli and starring

Angelo Ferrari Angelo Ferrari (14 August 1897 – 15 June 1945) was an Italian actor known for his work in German cinema. Selected filmography * ''The Nude Woman'' (1922) * ''The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * ''Pr ...

and

Elena Sangro Elena Sangro (born Maria Antonietta Bartoli Avveduti, 5 September 1897 – 26 January 1969) was an Italian actress. Selected filmography * '' The Crusaders'' (1918) * '' Fabiola'' (1918) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * '' Ple ...

.Goble p.38 It is an adaptation of the 1908 play of the same title by

Henri Bernstein Henri-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein (20 June 1876 – 27 November 1953) was a French playwright associated with Boulevard theatre. Biography Bernstein was born in Paris. His earliest plays, including ''La Rafale'' (1905), ''Le Voleur'' (1907), ...

. A woman from a poor aristocratic family is pressured by her relatives to marry a wealthy businessman, although she doesn't love him.

Cast

* Gemma De Ferrari *

as Jack Brachart * Franco Gennaro as Andeline *

Giuseppe Pierozzi Giuseppe Pierozzi (8 March 1883 – 22 April 1956) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.349 Selected filmography * ''Maddalena Ferat'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' The F ...

as Anne-Marie d'Andeline * Enrico Scatizzi as La Govain

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. '' The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1923 films 1923 drama films Italian drama films Italian silent feature films 1920s Italian-language films Italian films based on plays Italian black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s Italian films {{Italy-silent-film-stub