An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.
Title: Queen Of Spades, The
Release Date: June 30, 1949
Runtime: 95 mins
Genre: Drama
All Genres: Drama, Horror
Languages: English
Country: UK
Colors: Black and White
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 7.5
Buried.com Rating: 8.5 - (Rate This Horror Movie at Buried.com)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With Q
MPAA Rating: K-12
Director(s):
Thorold Dickinson
Cast:
Anton Walbrook ...Capt. Herman Suvorin
Edith Evans ...The Old Countess Ranevskaya
yvonne Mitchell ...Lizaveta Ivanova
Ronald Howard ...Andrei
Mary Jerrold ...Old Varvarushka
Anthony Dawson ...Fyodor
Miles Malleson ...Tchybukin
Michael Medwin ...Hovaisky
Athene Seyler ...Princess Ivashin
Ivor Barnard ...Bookseller
Maroussia Dimitrevitch ...Gypsy singer
Violetta Elvin ...Gypsy dancer
Pauline Tennant ...young countess
Jacqueline Clarke ...Milliner's assistant
Josef Ramart ...Countess' lover (as yusef Ramart)
Valentine Dyall ...St. Germain's messenger
Gordon Begg ...Gen. Volcholnikov
Gibb McLaughlin ...Bird seller
Drusilla Wills ...Countess' old servant
Aubrey Mallalieu ...Fedya
George Woodbridge ...Vassili
Pauline Jameson ...Anyutka
Hay Petrie ...Herman's servant
Brown Derby ...The Countess' footman
Geoffrey Dunn ...Hairdresser
Ian Colin ...Officer in the gaming room
Clement McCallin ...Officer in the gaming room
John Howard ...Officer in the gaming room
Aubrey Woods ...Officer in the gaming room
David Paltenghi ...Officer in the gaming room
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Producer(s):
Jack Clayton
Anatole de Grunwald
Writer(s):
Rodney Ackland
Arthur Boys
Alexander Pushkin
Composer(s):
Georges Auric
Movie Trivia:
- Gordon Begg replaced an actor who dropped out.
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Brown Derby replaced Fred Groves.
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Clement Mccallin is dubbed by Gerard Case.
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Ivor Barnard was working on Paper Orchid at the same time.
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Pauline Tennant is dubbed by Helen Christie.
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Keywords:
Gambling, Supernatural, Playing Cards, Pistol, Russia ...[more]
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Rating: 8.5 out of 10.0 - 53 votes cast total
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