Plot
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Cast
Hildegard Knef
as Trilby O'Farrell
Donald Wolfit
as Svengali
Terence Morgan
as Billy Bagot
Derek Bond
as Landlord
Alfie Bass
as Carrell
Noel Purcell
as Patrick O'Farrell
Jeremy Brett
as Pierre
Paul Rogers
as Taffy
David Kossoff
as Gecko
Hubert Gregg
as Durian
Gallery
Reviews
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 …