The Dybbuk

About The Dybbuk

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.

Michał Waszyński's The Dybbuk is a 1937 fantasy music film. Released in September 1937, it runs 125 minutes.

The film is filed under spirit, sorcery, judaism, and mysticism.

Avrom Morewski takes the lead as Rabbi Ezeriel ben Hodos (as Abram Morewski), Ajzyk Samberg as Meszulach, Mojzesz Lipman as Sender Brynicer ben Henie, and Lili Liliana as Lea. The screenplay is by Anatol Stern and Andrzej Marek.

Ben-Hur, The Conjuring: Last Rites, and The Ten Commandments make useful companions to The Dybbuk, all filed under religion.