The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

1960
1h 44m
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Overview

The Dybbuk is a made for TV film adaptation of a classic Jewish folktale. The story is about a young Jewish man, Sender (Theodore Bikel) who loves a young Jewish woman, Leah (Carol Lawrence) but her father arranges her marriage with another man. The grief of this causes Sender to die, but his spirit passes into the body of his beloved on her wedding day. Rabbi Azrael (Ludwig Donath), who serves as our narrator through the beginning of the film, is charged with the task of exercising Sender’s Dybbuk (sometimes defined as a malicious spirit or demon who possesses the living) from Leah’s body.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Talent Associates
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date October 3, 1960
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0675399

Cast

Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel

Sender

Sylvia Davis
Sylvia Davis

Frade

Ludwig Donath
Ludwig Donath

Rabbi Azrael

Vincent Gardenia
Vincent Gardenia

Nissen

Stefan Gierasch
Stefan Gierasch

Yonya

Theo Goetz
Theo Goetz

Meyer

Carol Lawrence
Carol Lawrence

Leah

Eli Mintz
Eli Mintz

Nachmon

Jerry Rockwood
Jerry Rockwood

Ilya

Gene Saks
Gene Saks

Mikoel

Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer

Messenger

Michael Shillo
Michael Shillo

Rabbi Samson

Key Crew

Sidney Lumet
Director
Joseph Liss
Screenplay