Play of the Week The Dybbuk (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Play of the Week

The Dybbuk (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A young bride is possessed by a dybbuk, a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, on the eve of her wedding.

Director

Sidney Lumet

Writers

S. Ansky (play) (as Sholom Ansky) | Joseph Liss

Producer

Lewis Freedman

Composer

John Green

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 3, 1960

Release date

Oct 3, 1960 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Theodore Bikel Sender Sender See fewer	My Fair Lady (1964)
Sylvia Davis Frade Frade See fewer	Stardust Memories (1980)
Ludwig Donath Rabbi Azrael Rabbi Azrael See fewer	Torn Curtain (1966)
Vincent Gardenia Nissen Nissen See fewer	Moonstruck (1987)
Stefan Gierasch Yonya Yonya See fewer	Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Theo Goetz Meyer Meyer See fewer	Guiding Light (1952)
Carol Lawrence Leah Leah See fewer	Death to Smoochy (2002)
Eli Mintz Nachmon Nachmon See fewer	The Goldbergs (1949)
Jerry Rockwood Ilya Ilya See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Gene Saks Mikoel Mikoel See fewer	Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Milton Selzer Messenger Messenger See fewer	Sid and Nancy (1986)
Michael Shillo Rabbi Samson Rabbi Samson See fewer	No Way Out (1987)
Michael Tolan Channon Channon See fewer	All That Jazz (1979)