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The Dybbuk
Genres
DramaFantasyMusic
Overview
In a Polish shtetl, two young men who have grown up together betrothe their unborn children, ignoring the advice of a mysterious traveler not to pledge the lives of future generations. Soon after, one of them dies, and the wife of the other dies in childbirth. The children grow up in different towns, without ever knowing of the betrothal, but the power of the vow leads them to meet each other when they are marriageable. The young woman, Leah, is promised to another man, but Channon, the son of the father who died, is a practitioner of mysticism, and seeks to win his bride through sorcery.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
125 min
Release Date
1937-09-29
Status
Released
Original Language
Yiddish
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Avrom Morewski
Rabbi Ezeriel ben Hodos (as Abram Morewski)
Ajzyk Samberg
Meszulach
Mojzesz Lipman
Sender Brynicer ben Henie
Lili Liliana
Lea
Leon Liebgold
Chanan ben Nisan
Dina Halpern
Aunt Frade
Max Bozyk
Nute (as Maks Bozyk)
M. Messinger
Menasze
Gerszon Lemberger
Nisan ben Rifke
Samuel Bronecki
Nachman (as S. Bronecki)
Samuel Landau
Zalman - swat
Judith Berg
Dancer
Zisze Kac
Mendel (as Z. Kac)
Peisach Kerman
(as Kurman)
Abraham Kurc
Michael (as A. Kurc)
David Lederman
Meir (as D. Lederman)
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