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Samson (other)
Samson is a Biblical figure known for his superhuman strength, derived from his hair. Samson may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * the title character of ''Samson Agonistes'', a 1671 closet drama by John Milton based on the biblical story * Samson, character from ''Need for Speed: Carbon'' Films and television * Samson, a lion character in the 2006 Disney animated film ''The Wild'' * Samson Clogmeyer, from the Cartoon Network series ''Camp Lazlo'' * Brock Samson, from the animated series ''The Venture Bros'' * Samson the bear, from ''Sesamstraße'', the German-language version of children's show ''Sesame Street'' * Edgar "Samson" Leonhardt, from the American TV series ''Carnivàle'' * one of the title characters of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon ''Samson & Goliath'' * a talking dog in the Belgian children's show Samson en Gert (TV series), ''Samson en Gert'' * a character from the British children's series ''Thomas & Friends'' * a character from the comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson
Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution of the monarchy. He is sometimes considered as an Israelite version of the popular Near Eastern folk hero also embodied by the Sumerian Enkidu and the Greek Heracles. The biblical account states that Samson was a Nazirite, and that he was given immense strength to aid him against his enemies and allow him to perform superhuman feats, including slaying a lion with his bare hands and massacring an entire army of Philistines using only the jawbone of a donkey. However, if Samson's long hair were cut, then his Nazirite vow would be violated and he would lose his strength. Samson is betrayed by his lover Delilah, who, sent by the Philistines officials to entice him, orders a servant to cut his hair while he is sleeping and turns him over to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (play)
''Samson'' is a 1908 play by the French writer Henri Bernstein. It is a melodrama in which a poor man rises to become a wealthy tycoon. He marries a daughter of an aristocratic family whose impoverished relatives pressure her to wed him. The marriage proves a disaster for the protagonist, as his power is destroyed. The plot and title are a reference to the story of Samson and Delilah. Adaptations The play was adapted into four film versions:Goble p.38 * ''Samson'', a 1915 American silent * ''Shackles of Gold'', a 1922 American silent * ''Samson'', a 1923 Italian silent * ''Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...'', a 1936 French film References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. '' The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1908 plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birds Of Prey (Godley & Creme Album)
''Birds of Prey'' is the fifth studio album by English duo Godley & Creme, released on 5 April 1983 by Polydor Records. It was recorded at Lymehouse Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey and engineered and re-mixed at Nigel Gray's Surrey Sound Studios. Despite the success of their previous studio album '' Ismism'' (1981), ''Birds of Prey'' failed to chart. Two singles were released from the album: "Save a Mountain for Me" and "Samson", both of which also failed to chart. Critical reception In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Dave Thompson deemed the album "the least successful inclusion in the Godley & Creme catalog", and called it "a major disappointment". Track listing Personnel * Kevin Godley * Lol Creme * Guy Barker Guy Jeffrey Barker, (born 26 December 1957) is an English jazz trumpeter and composer. Early life Barker was born in Chiswick, London, the son of an actress and a stuntman. He started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve, and within a year ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (Regina Spektor Song)
"Samson" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, from her albums ''Songs'' and ''Begin to Hope''. Despite having never been officially released as a single, it has charted in several countries, and is often considered one of Spektor's greatest songs. As of 2009 it has sold 143,000 copies in United States. Background and composition "Samson" was initially recorded as the first track for Spektor's second album ''Songs'', which she recorded in one take on Christmas Day 2001. In 2006, Spektor re-recorded the song for her album ''Begin to Hope'', which, unlike ''Songs'', had a major label backing. Lyrically, "Samson" references the biblical episode of Samson and Delilah, found in Judges 16. Samson was granted extraordinary physical strength by God, though his strength was held in his hair, without which he was powerless. He fell in love with Delilah, who, because of his lust for women, discovered his vulnerability, and used it against him. The so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (Emly Starr Song)
Belgium was represented by Emly Starr, with the song "Samson", at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Dublin on 4 April. Before Eurovision Eurosong The Belgian preselection consisted of three heats, followed by the final on 7 March 1981. All the shows took place at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, hosted by Luc Appermont. Future Belgian representatives Stella Maessen (1982) and Liliane Saint-Pierre (1987) also took part in the selection. Heats Three heats were held with twelve songs in each, from which the top ten songs across the heats went forward to the final. The songs were not voted on at the time, but after the final heat a recap of all 36 songs was broadcast and viewers were then invited to vote for ten of the songs. Voting took place by the unusual means of filling out and submitting a lottery-style form. Prizes such as cars, holidays and home entertainment equipment were on offer to those who managed to forecast all ten qualifying songs corre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (band)
Samson were a British heavy metal band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick (real name Barry Graham Purkis), who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a metal cage. Drummer Clive Burr was also a member of the band, both before and after his tenure with Iron Maiden. Drummer Mel Gaynor had a successful music career being a member of Simple Minds for over 20 years. Dickinson's replacement on vocals, Nicky Moore, performed with Samson throughout the mid-1980s and again from the late 1990s onwards. Samson were a part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Career In 1976, Paul Samson replaced Bernie Tormé in London-based band Scrapyard, joining bassist John McCoy and drummer Roger Hunt. The band name was changed to McCoy, and they built up a busy gigging schedule, whilst also independently playing variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (opera)
''Samson'' was an opera by the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau with a libretto by Voltaire. The work was never staged due to censorship, although Voltaire later printed his text. Rameau intended the opera on the theme of Samson and Delilah as the successor to his debut ''Hippolyte et Aricie'', which premiered in October 1733. Like ''Hippolyte'', ''Samson'' was a ''tragédie en musique'' in five acts and a prologue. Voltaire had become a great admirer of Rameau's music after seeing ''Hippolyte'' and suggested a collaboration with the composer in November 1733. The opera was complete by late summer 1734 and went into rehearsal. However, a work on a religious subject with a libretto by such a notorious critic of the Church was bound to run into controversy and ''Samson'' was banned. An attempt to revive the project in a new version in 1736 also failed. The score is lost, although Rameau recycled some of the music from ''Samson'' in his later operas. Background Rameau and Voltai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (Handel)
''Samson'' ( HWV 57) is a three-act oratorio by George Frideric Handel, considered one of his finest dramatic works. It is usually performed as an oratorio in concert form, but on occasions has also been staged as an opera. The well-known arias "Let the bright Seraphim" (for soprano), "Total eclipse" (for tenor) and "Let their celestial concerts" (the final chorus) are often performed separately in concert. Background and composition The German-born Handel had been resident in London since 1712 and had there enjoyed great success as a composer of Italian operas. His opportunities to set English texts to music had been more limited. He had spent the years 1717 to 1719 as composer in residence to the wealthy Duke of Chandos, where he had written church anthems and two stage works, '' Acis and Galatea'' and ''Esther''. He had composed vocal music to English words for various royal occasions, including a set of Coronation anthems for George II in 1727, which had made a huge impact. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (2018 Film)
''Samson'' is a 2018 Biblical drama film directed by Bruce Macdonald and inspired by the story of Samson in the Book of Judges. The film stars Taylor James as Samson, along with Jackson Rathbone, Billy Zane, Caitlin Leahy, Rutger Hauer, and Lindsay Wagner. The film was released in the United States on February 16, 2018. It was negatively reviewed by film critics and was a box office bomb. Plot Samson is under a Nazirite covenant with God to deliver the Israelites from oppression. The Philistine king, Balek, commands his son Rallah to investigate. Rallah bribes a Philistine lord to hold a fight in hopes of drawing Samson out. Samson arrives and bests the strongman, while noticing the lord's daughter, Taren. Samson and Taren fall in love and desire marriage. Rallah's concubine Delilah convinces Rallah to allow the marriage to better control Samson. At the wedding feast, Rallah tricks Samson into drinking wine, which is against his Nazirite vows. In response, Samson offers a riddle t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (1961 Italian Film)
''Samson'' ( it, Sansone) is a 1961 Italian and French international co-production peplum film shot in Yugoslavia. It was written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini in his first film with Brad Harris who plays the title role. It is the film which introduced the character of Samson, cleared of his Biblical traits, into the sword-and-sandal cinema. Following the success of ''Samson'', the character was later featured in a series of four films released between 1963 and 1965. Plot The treacherous court counselor Warkalla takes possession of the throne of Sulan and of the goods of Queen Mila, replacing her with the beautiful but insignificant Romilda. Samson joins Mila and the rebels to regain the kingdom of Sulan and to hunt Romilda and Warkalla. Cast * Brad Harris: Samson * Alan Steel: Macigno aka Hercules * Serge Gainsbourg: Warkalla * Mara Berni: Romilda * Luisella Boni: Janine (credited as Brigitte Corey) * Carlo Tamberlani: Botan * Irena Prosen: Mila * Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (1961 Polish Film)
''Samson'' is a 1961 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda that uses art house aesthetics to tell a story about the Holocaust. Wajda's World War II film alludes to the Old Testament story of Samson, who had supernatural physical strength. But unlike the Biblical character, Wajda's Samson has great emotional strength. Plot A dark coming-of-age film, ''Samson'' follows its Jewish protagonist (Serge Merlin) from an anti-Semitic private school to a prison, then into a Jewish ghetto, and finally over the ghetto wall to the outside world. Wajda uses this journey as a means to explore expressionist cinematography and the weighty issues facing the Jewish people. The construction of the Jewish ghetto is communicated through a single, stationary shot. A shabbily dressed mass is clustered in front of the camera, and a pair of hands with a hammer and nails secures one board at a time, until the shot of people has been replaced with a shot of a wall. Through minimalism and simplicity, Wadja e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (1936 Film)
''Samson'' is 1936 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Gaby Morlay and André Lefaur. It was based on the 1908 play of the same title by Henri Bernstein, which had previously been made into three silent films.Goble p.38 The film was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis An aristocratic woman is coerced by her impoverished family into marrying a wealthy business tycoon. Cast * Harry Baur as Jacques Brachart * Gaby Morlay as Anne-Marie d'Andeline * André Lefaur as Le Marquis Honoré d'Andeline * Gabrielle Dorziat as La Marquise d'Andeline * André Luguet as Jérôme 'Jessie' Le Govain * Suzy Prim as Grace Ritter * Christian-Gérard as Max d'Andeline * Maurice Bénard as Flash * Laure Diana as Christiane Roy * Léon Arvel as Grünbaum * Simone Barillier * Raymond Blot as Un invité chez Christiane * Marie-Jacqueline Chantal as Lady Huxley * Nane Chaub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
