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The Dybbuk (1960) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1960 · 104 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Sidney Lumet
- Starring
- Milton Selzer, Theodore Bikel, Stefan Gierasch, Vincent Gardenia, Gene Saks, Michael Tolan
A made‑for‑TV adaptation of the classic Jewish folktale, the film follows Sender (Theodore Bikel), a young Jewish man who loves Leah (Carol Lawrence). When her father arranges her marriage to another, Sender dies of grief and his spirit, a dybbuk, possesses Leah on her wedding day. Rabbi Azrael (Ludwig Donath), the narrator, is tasked with exorcising the dybbuk from her body.
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