Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible
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Duration Music director Teo Usuelli Country Italy | 5/10 IMDb Genre Adventure, History, War Running time 1h 26m Language Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Marcello Baldi and Francisco Perez-Dolz Writer Marcello Baldi , Tonino Guerra Release date 1965 Directors Marcello Baldi, Francisco Perez-Dolz Genres Drama, Epic film, World cinema Cast Rosalba Neri , Ivo Garrani , Fernando Rey , Paolo Gozlino , Maruchi Fresno Similar movies Rosalba Neri movies, The Bible movies, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible (or I grandi condottieri) is a 1965 Italian historical film directed by Marcello Baldi and Francisco Pérez-Dolz. Consisting of two segments, the first half tells the story of Gideon, while the second the story of Samson.
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Plot
Isralites are faulted for worshipping Baal instead of Jehovah. Jehovah is said to have abandoned the Israelites for worshiping false gods instead of Jehovah himself. Gideon chooses an army of 300 (Judges 7:8) to wage war against the Midianites. Gideon delivers Israelites from the hands of Midian raiders. Gideon captures the kings of Midian Zebah and Zalmunna (Judges 8:10). After Gideon's son Jeter shies away from decapitating the two Midianite kings, Gideon slays the kings personally (Judges 8:21).