The Dybbuk (film)
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| The Dybbuk | |
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 Original Polish release poster | |
| Directed by | Michał Waszyński |
| Written by | S. Ansky (play), S. A. Kacyzna (writer) |
| Produced by | Zygfryd (or Zygmunt) Mayflauer[1] |
| Cinematography | Albert Wywerka |
| Edited by | George Roland |
| Music by | Henryk Kon |
Release date | 26 September 1937 |
Running time | 125 minutes (original), 108 minutes (USA), 123 minutes (existing print) |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Yiddish |
The Dybbuk (
Yiddish: דער דיבוק, Der Dibuk; Polish: Dybuk) is a 1937 Yiddish-language Polish fantasy drama directed by Michał Waszyński. It is based on the play The Dybbuk by S. Ansky
.
The Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds (Yiddish: דער דיבוק, אדער צווישן צוויי וועלטן; Der Dibuk, oder Tsvishn Tsvey Veltn) is a 1914 play by S. Ansky, relating the story of a young bride possessed by a
Hassidic Jews
.
The film, with some changes in the plot structure, starred
German Expressionism. The film is generally considered one of the finest in the Yiddish language. The Dybbuk was filmed on location in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, and in Feniks Film Studio in Warsaw.[2]
Plot
Two best friends, Nisan and Sender, living in a shtetl in the
Myropil
). Ezeriel exorcises the dybbuk, but Leah offers her soul to Chanan and dies as the mysterious stranger blows out a candle.
Cast
- Abraham Morewski as Rabbi Ezeriel ben Hodos
- Ajzyk Samberg as Meszulach, the messenger
- Mojżesz Lipman as Sender Brynicer ben Henie
- Lili Liliana as Leah – Sender's daughter
- Leon Liebgold as Chanan ben Nisan
- Dina Halpern as Aunt Frade
- Max Bozyk (billed: Maks Bozyk) as Nute, Sender's friend
- M. Messinger as Menasze, the prospective groom
- Gerszon Lemberger as Nisan ben Rifke
- Samuel Bronecki (billed: S. Bronecki) as Nachman, Menasze's father
- Samuel Landau as Zalman, matchmaker
- Abraham Kurc as Michael
- Judith Berg as Dancer
- Symcha Fostel
- Zisze Kac as Mendel
See also
References
- ^ Zygmunt Mayflauer at Internetowa baza filmowa (in Polish)
- ISBN 978-3-86309-583-3.
External links
- The Dybbuk at IMDb
- The Dybbuk at Rotten Tomatoes
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