Svengali

An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she starts off with her career, their bond gets stronger. An adaptation of George L. Du Maurier's novel "Trilby"

Cast

Peter O'Toole

as Anton Bosnyak

Jodie Foster

as Zoe Alexander

Elizabeth Ashley

as Eve Swiss

Larry Joshua

as Johnny Rainbow

Barbara Bryne

as Mrs. Burns-Rizzo

Pamela Blair

as Trish

Robin Thomas

as Mendy Weindenbaum

Madeleine Potter

as Antonia

Holly Hunter

as Leslie

Stuart Charno

as Boomer

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