Samson and Delilah
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"Samson and Delilah" is a 1949 biblical epic film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, best known for its lavish production and for starring Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samson and Delilah canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samson and Delilah Context triple: [Hedy Lamarr, notableWork, Samson and Delilah]
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A.
Samson and Delilah
"Samson and Delilah" is a famous Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the biblical story of Samson’s betrayal by Delilah.
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B.
Samson and the lion
"Samson and the lion" is a biblical scene depicting the hero Samson overpowering a lion, symbolizing strength and divine favor.
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C.
Samson Agonistes
Samson Agonistes is a dramatic poem by John Milton that retells the biblical story of Samson’s final days in a tragic, introspective form.
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D.
Judith and Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes is a bronze Renaissance sculpture by Donatello depicting the biblical heroine Judith beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes as a symbol of virtue triumphing over tyranny.
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E.
Sarrasine
Sarrasine is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that explores themes of art, gender, and obsession through the story of a French sculptor’s infatuation with a castrato singer in Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samson and Delilah Target entity description: "Samson and Delilah" is a 1949 biblical epic film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, best known for its lavish production and for starring Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature.
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A.
Samson and Delilah
"Samson and Delilah" is a famous Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the biblical story of Samson’s betrayal by Delilah.
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B.
Samson and the lion
"Samson and the lion" is a biblical scene depicting the hero Samson overpowering a lion, symbolizing strength and divine favor.
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C.
Samson Agonistes
Samson Agonistes is a dramatic poem by John Milton that retells the biblical story of Samson’s final days in a tragic, introspective form.
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D.
Judith and Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes is a bronze Renaissance sculpture by Donatello depicting the biblical heroine Judith beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes as a symbol of virtue triumphing over tyranny.
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E.
Sarrasine
Sarrasine is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that explores themes of art, gender, and obsession through the story of a French sculptor’s infatuation with a castrato singer in Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirector |
Hans Dreier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter H. Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction – Color
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Costume Design – Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
biblical story of Samson and Delilah ⓘ |
| boxOfficeSuccess | true ⓘ |
| character |
Delilah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ Saran NERFINISHED ⓘ Semadar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Edith Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | Anne Bauchens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical film
ⓘ
epic film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography – Color
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Special Effects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale biblical spectacle
ⓘ
lavish production design ⓘ |
| notableScene | destruction of the Philistine temple ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | December 21, 1949 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 128 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fredric M. Frank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesse L. Lasky Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Æneas MacKenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Philistia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialEffectsBy | Gordon Jennings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Angela Lansbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Wilcoxon NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Tamblyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Mature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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