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The Dybbuk (1937)

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.

  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Avrom MorewskiAvrom MorewskiRabbi Ezeriel ben Hodos (as Abram Morewski)
  • Photo of Ajzyk SambergAjzyk SambergMeszulach
  • Photo of Mojzesz LipmanMojzesz LipmanSender Brynicer ben Henie
  • Photo of Lili LilianaLili LilianaLea
  • Photo of Leon LiebgoldLeon LiebgoldChanan ben Nisan
  • Photo of Dina HalpernDina HalpernAunt Frade
  • Photo of Max BozykMax BozykNute (as Maks Bozyk)
  • Photo of M. MessingerM. MessingerMenasze
  • Photo of Gerszon LembergerGerszon LembergerNisan ben Rifke
  • Photo of Samuel BroneckiSamuel BroneckiNachman (as S. Bronecki)

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