Der Dibuk (1937)

Poland, 1937
100m
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono, Yiddish

A Polish fantasy film directed by Michal Waszynski.

Plot Summary

A young woman is possessed by a Dibbuk.

Credits

Crew
Director: Michal Waszynski
Feniks Film
Play: S. Ansky

Cast
Avram Morewski
R. Samberg
Morewsky
Lili Liliana
Liebgold
Samberg
Liepman

References

Periodicals

  • Cahiers du Cinéma no.320 (February 1981) pp.50-51 – review
  • Cinefantastique vol.20 no.3 (January 1990) pp.44-45 – illustrated article (Restoring a lost horror classic: The Dybbuk by Daniel M. Kimmel)
  • Cinema Journal vol.36 no.4 (Summer 1997) pp.22-42 – article (The Only “I” in the World: Religion, Psychoanalysis, and “The Dybbuk” by Ira Konigsberg
  • Cinématographie Française, La no.1301 (5 March 1949) p.14 – review
  • City Limits no.61 (3 December 1982) p.20 – review
  • The Hollywood Reporter vol.315 no.1 (8 November 1990) pp.10, 44 – review of the 1989 reconstruction (The Dybbuk by Chris Willman)
  • Motion Picture Herald vol.130 no.12 (19 March 1938) p.46 – review
  • Positif no.243 (June 1981) pp.58-60 – review
  • Time Out no.641 (3 December 1982) p.47 – caption review
  • Variety 30 August 1989 p.31 – review

Books

  • Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography, 1931-1939 by Bryan Senn pp.440-441
  • Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.117