Summary
Two friends make a sacred pact pledging their newborn children, Rachel and Mendel, in marriage. Based on the same legend as S. Ansky's classic play The Dybbuk, this spirited film offers the divine intervention of Elijah and a happy ending.
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At a glance
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Audiences 86GoodWatch 90
Audience score100%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1937
January 2, 1937
89 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Yiddish
Original language
Made in
Poland
Directing · 1
- Henryk Szaro Director
Writing · 2
- Henryk Bojm Screenplay
- Jecheskiel Mosze Neuman Dialogue
Production · 1
- Leo Forbert Producer
Camera · 1
- Stanisław Lipiński Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Izo Szajewicz Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Jacek Rotmil Production Design
- Ștefan Norris Production Design
- Zygmunt Turkow Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jack Okey Costume Design
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