The Dybbuk [DVD] [1937]

S. Ansky's popular Yiddish-language play The Dybbuk was definitively filmed in this 1938 Polish production. A young man and young woman, promised in marriage before they are even born, fall in love with one another on their own volition. The girl's father, seeking out a wealthier son-in-law, tries to wriggle out of the deal. In desperation, the boy kills himself--whereupon his soul is transferred to the girl during the wedding ceremony. It is up to the Wonder Rabbi (A. Morewski) to sort things out. The ethereal nature of The Dybbuk is given added poignancy when one is aware that the lifestyle recorded in the film would be all but wiped from the face of the earth by the Nazis, and many of the actors seen in the film would soon fall victim to Hitler's ""Final Solution.""
: Language:Yiddish
: Program Type:Movie
: Screen Format:Black & White
: Studio:Bel Canto Society
: Region Code:0
: Sound Features:monaural
: Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
: Format:DVD
: Product Name:The Dybbuk [DVD] [1937]
: Product Tags:DVD
: Subtitles:English
S. Ansky's popular Yiddish-language play The Dybbuk was definitively filmed in this 1938 Polish production. A young man and young woman, promised in marriage before they are even born, fall in love with one another on their own volition. The girl's father, seeking out a wealthier son-in-law, tries to wriggle out of the deal. In desperation, the boy kills himself -- whereupon his soul is transferred to the girl during the wedding ceremony. It is up to Rabbi Azrielke (Abraham Morewski) to sort things out. The ethereal nature of The Dybbuk is given added poignancy when one is aware that the lifestyle recorded in the film would be all but wiped from the face of the earth by the Nazis, and many of the actors seen in the film would soon fall victim to Hitler's ""Final Solution.""~Hal Erickson
Name : Abraham Morewski: Role : Rabbi Azrielke
Name : Isaac Samberg: Role : Messenger
Name : Moshe Lipman: Role : Sender
Name : Lili Liliana: Role : Leah
Name : Leon Liebgold: Role : Channon
Name : Max Bozyk: Role : Nuta
Name : Dina Halpern: Role : Frade
Name : Avrom Marevsky: Role :
Name : Michael Waszynski: Role : Director
Name : Ludvig Previs: Role : Producer
Name : Marek Arenstein: Role : Screenwriter
Name : S.A. Kacyzna: Role : Screenwriter
Name : H. Kon: Role : Composer (Music Score)
Name : George Roland: Role : Editor
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