---
title: 'Svengali (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Noel Langley'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/svengali-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048680/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Svengali (1954)

1954 · 82 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Svengali is a 1954 British drama film directed and written by Noel Langley and starring Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit and Terence Morgan. It was based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George du Maurier. Svengali hypnotises an artist's model into becoming a great opera singer, but she struggles to escape from his powers. It was distributed in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Noel Langley](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-langley)
- **Screenplay:** [Noel Langley](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-langley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Producer:** [George Minter](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-minter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wilkie Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilkie-cooper)
- **Editor:** [John Pomeroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-pomeroy)

## Cast

- [Hildegard Knef](https://cinepixo.com/people/hildegard-knef)

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