Adventure; Drama; History; Romance; Special Interest
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Edition
Format
DVD
Actor
Ben Becker; Paul Freeman; Michael Gambon; Alessandro Gassman; Dennis Hopper; Elizabeth Hurley; Daniel Massey; Diana Rigg; Jale Arikan; Deborah Caprioglio; Eric Thal
Rating
NR (Not Rated)
Cinematography
Language
English
Plot
Mara and her husband Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines. Much to their regret, they have not been able to have children. One day, a mysterious stranger appears to Mara and promises her that she will bear a son whom she is to call Samson. The stranger tells her that as one chosen by God Samson will fight the Philistines, will have immense strength at his disposal, but that he may never cut his hair (or drink alcohol); otherwise this gift will be lost.