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.

Directed by Michał Waszyński

Top 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

G

Gerszon Lemberger

Nisan ben Rifke

S

Samuel Bronecki

Nachman (as S. Bronecki)

S

Samuel Landau

Zalman - swat

J

Judith Berg

Dancer

Z

Zisze Kac

Mendel (as Z. Kac)

P

Peisach Kerman

(as Kurman)

A

Abraham Kurc

Michael (as A. Kurc)

D

David Lederman

Meir (as D. Lederman)

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