''Samson and the Sea Beast'' ( it, Sansone contro i pirati, also known as ''Samson Against the Pirates'') is a
1963
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Italian
peplum film
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directed by
Tanio Boccia.
The plot centres around a pirate terrorising the Antilles. He plunders ships, slaughtering their crews and selling women as slaves. One of the women asks a man named Sansone for help battling the pirates.
Cast
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Kirk Morris
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: Samson
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Margaret Lee: Amanda
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Daniele Vargas: Murad
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Aldo Bufi Landi: Manuel
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Tullio Altamura: Mobed
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Adriana Ambesi: Sarah
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Attilio Dottesio: Alvarez
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Calisto Calisti: Ibrahim
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Nello Pazzafini: Sandor
Release
''Samson Against the Pirates'' was released in Italy on 29 July 1963. It was also released as ''Samson and the Sea Beasts''.
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1963 films
1963 adventure films
Films directed by Tanio Boccia
Peplum films
Pirate films
Films scored by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Sword and sandal films
1960s Italian films
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