Connection
Svengali is a British film of genre Drama directed by Noel Langley released in USA on 1 september 1954 with Hildegard Knef
Svengali (1954)
If you like this film, let us know!
- Infos
- Casting
- Technical infos
- Photos
- Videos
- Film quotes
- Characters
- Music
- Awards
Add to a movie listSvengali is a 1954 British drama film directed by Noel Langley and starring Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit and Terence Morgan. A svengali hypnotises an artist's model into becoming a great opera singer, but she struggles to escape from his powers. It was based on the novel Trilby by George Du Maurier. Donald Wolfit was a last minute replacement for actor Robert Newton, who left three weeks into filming, and can still be seen in some long shots.
Amongst the end credits is the acknowledgment: "The producer expresses his grateful appreciation for the magnificent singing voice of Madame Elizabeth Schwarzkopf."
Actors
Hildegard Knef
(Trilby O'Farrell)
Donald Wolfit
(Svengali)
Terence Morgan
(Billy Bagot)
Derek Bond
(Landlord)
Alfie Bass
(Carrell)
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to Svengali
There are 130 films with the same actors, 3 films with the same director, 74912 with the same cinematographic genres (including 1256 with exactly the same 3 genres than Svengali), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked Svengali, you will probably like those similar films :
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
Directed by Noel Langley
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward, Nancy Gates, Kenneth Tobey, Richard Anderson, Walter Kingsford
Rating60%
Our Girl Friday (1953)
, 1h28Directed by Noel Langley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Joan Collins, George Cole, Kenneth More, Hermione Gingold, Walter Fitzgerald, Hattie Jacques
Rating54%
Après une collision en mer, une riche jeune femme, Sadie Patch, se retrouve sur une île déserte en compagnie de trois hommes : Jimmy Carroll, un journaliste, le professor Gibble, un expert en civilisation, et Pat Plunkett, un membre de l'équipage. Des rivalités amoureuses se déclarent bientôt, entre Carroll et Gibble notamment. Mais après qu'ils auront été secourus par un autre navire, c'est Plunkett que Sadie va épouser, juste avant un nouveau naufrage. Sadie et Pat se retrouveront sur l'île.
The Pickwick Papers (1952)
, 1h55Directed by Noel Langley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors James Hayter, James Donald, Nigel Patrick, Joyce Grenfell, Hermione Gingold, Hermione Baddeley
Rating68%
Encore (1951)
, 1h25Directed by Harold French, Anthony Pelissier, Pat Jackson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Anthology film
Actors Nigel Patrick, Roland Culver, Charles Victor, Alison Leggatt, Noel Purcell, Glynis Johns
Rating68%
Idle Tom Ramsay (Nigel Patrick) continually borrows from his hard-working brother George (Roland Culver). George later puts up the Ramsay estate for sale so he can buy out his business partner, despite Tom's protests. Shortly afterwards, George is approached by car dealer Philip Cronshaw (Peter Graves), who notifies him that Tom has stolen one of his automobiles. To avoid a scandal, George pays for it. However, it was a fraud; Cronshaw and Tom split George's money.
Diplomatic Courier (1952)
, 1h37Directed by Henry Hathaway, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Stephen McNally, Karl Malden, Helene Stanley, Hildegard Knef
Rating67%
Mike Kells is assigned by the State Department to fly to Salzburg and meet his old friend Sam Carew, who will pass a top-secret document to him. A passenger on the plane, Joan Ross, takes a liking to Mike and expresses a desire to see him again.
The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)
, 1h25Directed by Wolfgang Staudte
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Romance
Actors Hildegard Knef, Erna Sellmer, Wilhelm Borchert, Arno Paulsen, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Rating73%
Berlin in 1945 after Germany's defeat in the war. The former military surgeon Dr. Hans Mertens (Ernst Wilhelm Borchert) returns home from the battlefield to find his home destroyed. He suffers from the terrible memories of the war and becomes an alcoholic. A photographer and Nazi concentration camp survivor, Susanne Wallner (Hildegard Knef), finds him living in her apartment as she returns home and they become roommates and even friends. Eventually, Mertens meets his former captain Ferdinand Brückner (Arno Paulsen), who had been responsible for the shooting of a hundred civilians on Christmas Eve of 1942 in a Polish village on the Eastern Front. He is now a successful businessman, producing pots out of old Stahlhelme, the German military steel helmet. On Christmas Eve, Mertens plans to kill him, but Wallner stops him at the last minute. They decide to have Brückner put on trial then, and the two start a new life together.
Ballad for a Hoodlum (1963)
, 1h30Directed by Claude-Jean Bonnardot
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Laurent Terzieff, Hildegard Knef, Michel Vitold, Daniel Emilfork, Étienne Bierry, Philippe Noiret
Rating53%
Un mystérieux espion débarque à Orly : il y est attendu par la police et divers services de renseignements qui convoitent sa mallette. Son correspondant, Stéphane, la récupère et charge Vincent, garagiste en province après avoir fait de la prison pour un casse, de la porter à son destinataire. Mais Vincent ignore que le colis est piégé.
Catherine of Russia (1963)
, 1h40Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Hildegard Knef, Sergio Fantoni, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Ennio Balbo, Raoul Grassilli, Tina Lattanzi
Rating50%
Comment Catherine de Russie réussit à prendre le pouvoir en déposant son mari, le tsar Pierre III grâce à l'appui d'un général.
The Penthouse (1967)
, 1h36Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Suzy Kendall, Terence Morgan, Tony Beckley, Norman Rodway, Martine Beswick
Rating57%
Dans un studio luxueux, Bruce et sa maîtresse Barbara abritent leurs amours clandestines. Surviennent deux faux employés du gaz, Tom et Dick. Bruce est ligoté, Barbara enivrée. La peur s'installe.
Under the Bridges (1946)
, 1h39Directed by Helmut Käutner
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Hannelore Schroth, Carl Raddatz, Gustav Knuth, Margarete Haagen, Ursula Grabley, Hildegard Knef
Rating74%
Willy et Hendrik sont deux amis célibataires. Mariniers, ils exploitent une péniche sans moteur qui sillonne le nord de l'Allemagne, en regardant les filles sur les ponts au-dessus d'eux et chantant des chansons. Chacun à la recherche de l'âme-sœur, ils font la cour parfois à la même fille, comme la serveuse Vera. Mais un soir, Hendrik voit une femme jeter un billet de 10 mark depuis un pont. Mystérieuse et rétive, elle finit par accepter de monter à bord de la péniche. Sa présence va transformer la vie des deux amis.