"A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer."
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
Harry Secombe
as Barizel
Peter Illing
as Police Inspector
Joan Haythorne
as Mrs. Bagot
Hugh Cross
as Dubose
David Oxley
as Dodor
Richard Pearson
as Lambert
Toots Pounds
as Mama Martin
Michael Craig
as Zou Zou
Neville Phillips
as Contran
Martin Boddey
as Doctor
Rica Fox
as Dresser
Joan Heal
as Barmaid
Arnold Bell
as Tout
Cyril Smith
as Stage Manager
Marne Maitland
Michael Hordern
as Billy's Uncle
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
as Trilby O'Ferrall (singing voice)
Noel Langley
Director
Wilkie Cooper
Director of Photography
William Alwyn
Music
Muir Mathieson
John Pomeroy
Editor
Screenplay
George du Maurier
Novel
Douglas Peirce
Associate Producer
Maude Spector
Casting
Frederick Pusey
Art Direction
Beatrice Dawson
Costume Design
Nora Bentley
Hairstylist
Gordon Bond
Harold Fletcher
Makeup Artist
Ben Arbeid
Production Manager
Denis O'Dell
Assistant Director
Sash Fisher
Sound Recordist
Alan Hume
Camera Operator
Anne Barker
Assistant Editor
George Minter
Presenter