Samson and Delilah (1922 film)
Samson und Delila is an Austrian silent film, premiered in Vienna onDecember 1922. It was released in the United Kingdom in October 1923 as Samson and Delilah. The film, the first to be made at the Rosenhgel Film Studios, which were still under construction at the time, was directed by Alexander Korda under the aegis of the VitaFilm company and was among the first epic films to be made in Austria.
The director was Alexander Korda on one of his earlier films, subcontracting to VitaFilm. He also contributed to the screenplay, on which other writers were Sydney Garrick and Ladislao Vajda. Cinematography and camera work were under Nicolas Farkas, Maurice Armand Mondet and Josef Zeitlinger. Karl Hartl, at the beginning of his career, was assistant director and also editor. The set builder was Alexander Ferenczy and the special effects were provided by the pyrotechnician Oscar Wallenbach, while the costume design and wardrobe were provided by Remigius Geyling and Alexander KonjaThe films German language release was in Vienna onDecember 1922. It opened in Finland onSeptember 1923, in the UK in October 1923 and at Osaka in Japan onJune 1925. It was released in the United States in 1931, after being provided with a soundtrack. ........
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