Drama ·Fantasy ·Horror · United Kingdom · 1949 · 1h 35m

The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades poster
Director
Thorold Dickinson
Cast
Anton Walbrook as Capt. Herman Suvorin Edith Evans as The Old Countess Ranevskaya Yvonne Mitchell as Lizavetta Ivanova Ronald Howard as Andrei Mary Jerrold as Old Varvarushka Anthony Dawson as Fyodor
Crew
Otto Heller — Director of Photography Hazel Wilkinson — Editor Georges Auric — Original Music Composer Rodney Ackland — Writer Arthur Boys — Writer Alexander Pushkin — Story
Tagline

Passionate... Exciting... Intriguing... He bartered his soul for the SECRET of the cards!

Synopsis

A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul to the devil in order to always win at cards.

Trailer The Queen of Spades — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
gamblingsupernaturalblack and whitedevilcard playing
Key Collaborators
Thorold Dickinson Director Otto Heller Director of Photography Hazel Wilkinson Editor Georges Auric Original Music Composer Rodney Ackland Writer Arthur Boys Writer Alexander Pushkin Story Anatole de Grunwald Producer
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