The Dybbuk

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.

• Release date
• September 29, 1937
• Runtime
• 125 min
• Genres
• Drama, Fantasy, Music
• Director
• Michał Waszyński

Cast

A

Avrom Morewski Rabbi Ezeriel ben Hodos (as Abram Morewski)

A

Ajzyk Samberg Meszulach

M

Mojzesz Lipman Sender Brynicer ben Henie

L

Lili Liliana Lea

L

Leon Liebgold Chanan ben Nisan

D

Dina Halpern Aunt Frade Max Bozyk Nute (as Maks Bozyk)

M

M. Messinger Menasze