The Scapegoat
1959 · Movie · 1h 32m · NR
MysteryCrimeThriller
"He took another man's name... lived another man's life... loved another man's woman!"
Overview
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.
Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
Key crew
- Robert HamerDirector
- Robert HamerScreenplay
- Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alec GuinnessJohn Barratt / Jacques De Gue
- Bette DavisCountess
- Nicole MaureyBela
- Irene WorthFrancoise
- Pamela BrownBlanche
- Annabel BartlettMarie-Noel
- Geoffrey KeenGaston
- Noel HowlettDr. Aloin
- Peter BullAristide
- Leslie FrenchLacoste
- Alan WebbInspector
- Maria BritnevaMaid
Stills
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Themes
chauffeurfranceupper classdrug addictionmarriage contractmurdercountesslook-alikemistressblack and whitedeathassumed identity