He didn't want her voice—he wanted her soul. And honey, the 1950s made it weird.
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Acting
Donald Wolfit chews scenery like it's his last meal.
Costume
Hildegard Knef's gowns scream 'I'm being haunted, fabulously.'
Director
Noel Langley
Hildegard Knef
Trilby O'Farrell
Donald Wolfit
Svengali
Terence Morgan
Billy Bagot
Derek Bond
Landlord
Alfie Bass
Carrell
Noel Purcell
Patrick O'Farrell
Jeremy Brett
Pierre
Paul Rogers
Taffy
David Kossoff
Gecko
Hubert Gregg
Durian
Harry Secombe
Barizel
Peter Illing
Police Inspector
Hugh Cross
Dubose
David Oxley
Dodor
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