Top billed cast

1. 

   Hildegard Knef

   Trilby O'Farrell

2. 

   Donald Wolfit

   Svengali

3. 

   Terence Morgan

   Billy Bagot

4. 

   Derek Bond

   Landlord

5. 

   Alfie Bass

   Carrell

6. 

   Noel Purcell

   Patrick O'Farrell

7. 

   Jeremy Brett

   Pierre

8. 

   Paul Rogers

   Taffy

9. 

   David Kossoff

   Gecko

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-21

A better example of over-acting you will struggle to find in this overly theatrical adaptation of George Du Maurier's 1894 novel "Trilby". Hildegard Knef is a young, impressionable, girl who falls under the spell of the almost Rasputin-esque Donald Wolfit in the title role. He hypnotises her to rid her of pesky headaches, and give her the voice of an angel - and soon she becomes an international star of the opera. Robert Newton was originally slated for the lead, but I can't imagine he could have done better than Wolfit, who has the maniacal look (eyes, especially) and pithy dialogue down to a...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• paris, france
• mannequin
• painter