About this movie
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.
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How long is The Dybbuk?
The Dybbuk has a runtime of 1h 44m (1 hour and 44 minutes).
Who directed The Dybbuk?
The Dybbuk was directed by Sidney Lumet and released in 1960.
What genre is The Dybbuk?
The Dybbuk is a Horror, Drama, Fantasy, History film (1960).
Who stars in The Dybbuk?
The cast of The Dybbuk includes Theodore Bikel, Sylvia Davis, Ludwig Donath, Vincent Gardenia, Stefan Gierasch.
