Samson and the Sea Beast

Summary

Samson and the Sea Beast (Italian: Sansone contro i pirati, also known as Samson Against the Pirates) is a 1963 Italian peplum film directed by Tanio Boccia.[2][3][4]

Samson Against the Pirates
Directed byTanio Boccia
Screenplay byGuido Malatesta[1]
Produced byFortunato Misiano[1]
Starring
CinematographyAugusto Tiezzi[1]
Edited byJolanda Benvenuti[1]
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino[1]
Production
company
Romana Film[1]
Release date
  • 29 July 1963 (1963-07-29) (Italy)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

The plot centres around a pirate terrorising the Antilles. He plunders ships, slaughtering their crews and selling women as slaves. One of the women asks a man named Sansone for help battling the pirates.[5]

Cast edit

Release edit

Samson Against the Pirates was released in Italy on 29 July 1963.[1] It was also released as Samson and the Sea Beasts.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 143.
  2. ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
  3. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  4. ^ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
  5. ^ Sansone contro i pirati (1963) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-05-26

Bibliography edit

  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links edit

  • Samson and the Sea Beast at IMDb