The Dybbuk

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

Status

Released

Release date

September 29, 1937

Original language

Polish

Spoken languages

Yiddish

Countries

Poland

Production

Warszawskie Biuro Kinematograficzne Feniks

Cast

Avrom Morewski,Judith Berg,Max Bozyk,Gerszon Lemberger,Samuel Landau,Mojzesz Lipman,Samuel Bronecki,M. Messinger,Peisach Kerman,Abraham Kurcand 6 more

Director

Michał Waszyński

Writer

Anatol Stern,Andrzej Marek,Sholom Ansky,S.A. Kacyzna

Producer

Zygmunt Mayflauer

Cinematography

Albert Wywerka

Music

Henoch Kon

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0030092