Top Billed Cast
Alec Guinness
John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
Bette Davis
Countess
Nicole Maurey
Bela
Irene Worth
Francoise
Pamela Brown
Blanche
Annabel Bartlett
Marie-Noel
Geoffrey Keen
Gaston
Noel Howlett
Dr. Aloin
Peter Bull
Aristide
Leslie French
Lacoste
Alan Webb
Inspector
Maria Britneva
Maid
Eddie Byrne
Barman
Peter Sallis
Customs Official
Alexander Archdale
Gamekeeper
Harold Kasket
Night Porter (uncredited)
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Review 1DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
Alec Guinness walks into a bar where he encounters his doppelgänger. They might be twins. His "Barratt" character is a teacher of French at an British university, his mirror image an impoverished local aristocrat. The two drink together, then end up sharing the latter man's hotel room. In the morning, "Barratt" wakes up and there is no sign of his roommate. Next thing, a chauffeur arrives and, assuming he is the aristocratic version of himself, takes him to their chateau where he meets the (his) family. Clearly he is being manipulated, but why and by whom? It does not take him long to realise t...
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
- chauffeur
- france
- upper class
- drug addiction
- marriage contract
- murder
- countess
- look-alike
- mistress
- death
- assumed identity
- dowager
- drugged drink
- englishman abroad
- nobleman
- rich wife
- new life
- young daughter
- chateau
- vanished man