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Svengali

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Sinister Svengali (Donald Wolfit) hypnotizes young Trilby (Hildegarde Neff) to fame as an opera singer in Europe.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...the eccentric performance of Wolfit gives this Svengali all the fascination of a ten-car pile-up... Rated: 2/5 Jul 24, 2021 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine A handsome but tedious British melodrama... Nov 15, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sinister Svengali (Donald Wolfit) hypnotizes young Trilby (Hildegarde Neff) to fame as an opera singer in Europe.
Director
Noel Langley
Producer
George Minter
Screenwriter
George L. Du Maurier, Noel Langley
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
George Minter Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 25, 1955, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 24, 2009
Runtime
1h 22m
Sound Mix
Mono