Svengali

Svengali

Svengali bezeichnet:

Svengali (Fiktive Figur), Person im Hintergrund, die eine andere Person stark beeinflusst oder manipuliert


Svengali ist der Titel folgender Werke:

  • Svengali (Album), Jazz-Album von Gil Evans (1973)
  • Svengali (1914), österreichischer Film von Jacob und Luise Fleck, siehe Der Hypnotiseur
  • Svengali (1927), deutsches Drama von Gennaro Righelli
  • Svengali (1931), US-amerikanisches Drama von Archie Mayo
  • Svengali (1954), britisches Drama von Noel Langley
  • Svengali (1983), US-amerikanisches Drama von Anthony Harvey
  • Svengali (2004), US-amerikanischer Kurzfilm von Richard D. Morris
  • Svengali (2009), britische Komödie von Philip John
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