I grandi condottieri
- Ivo Garrani: Gideon
- Maruchi Fresno: Gideon's wife
- Giorgio Cerioni: Gideon's son
- Fernando Rey: Angel
- Anton Geesink: Samson
- Rosalba Neri: Delilah
- Ana María Noé: Samson's mother
- Luz Márquez: Woman from Gaza
Gideon and Samson (I grandi condottieri ) is an Italian anthology film of 1966 by Marcello Baldi.
Action
Gideon and Samson is an episodic film, which tells in two self-contained parts of the famous judges of the Bible, Gideon and Samson. Both deliver the people of Israel from the tyranny of foreign nations, the Midianites and the Philistines. Both are chosen by God to do great things.
Background
The film was shot in Spain ( Gideon episode ) and Italy ( Samson episode ). The plot was fairly closely aligned to the Biblical stories from the Book of Judges; the equipment is above average.
Reviews
" Weak epic film about the farmer Gideon, who is chosen by God to deliver the people of Israel from hostile tribes, and the later -born Samson, who moves with his superhuman strength against the unbelieving Philistines to battle. "