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The Dybbuk
The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Yiddish

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

29 September 1937

Country

Poland

Cast

Avrom Morewski

Avrom Morewski

Rabbi Ezeriel ben Hodos (as Abram Morewski)

Ajzyk Samberg

Ajzyk Samberg

Meszulach

Mojzesz Lipman

Mojzesz Lipman

Sender Brynicer ben Henie

Lili Liliana

Lili Liliana

Lea

Leon Liebgold

Leon Liebgold

Chanan ben Nisan

Dina Halpern

Dina Halpern

Aunt Frade

Max Bozyk

Max Bozyk

Nute (as Maks Bozyk)

M. Messinger

M. Messinger

Menasze

Gerszon Lemberger

Gerszon Lemberger

Nisan ben Rifke

Samuel Bronecki

Samuel Bronecki

Nachman (as S. Bronecki)

Samuel Landau

Samuel Landau

Zalman - swat

Judith Berg

Judith Berg

Dancer

Zisze Kac

Zisze Kac

Mendel (as Z. Kac)

Peisach Kerman

Peisach Kerman

(as Kurman)

Abraham Kurc

Abraham Kurc

Michael (as A. Kurc)

David Lederman

David Lederman

Meir (as D. Lederman)

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