Mystery ·Crime ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 1959 · 1h 32m

The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat poster
Director
Robert Hamer
Cast
Alec Guinness as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue Bette Davis as Countess Nicole Maurey as Bela Irene Worth as Francoise Pamela Brown as Blanche Annabel Bartlett as Marie-Noel
Crew
Paul Beeson — Director of Photography Jack Harris — Editor Bronislau Kaper — Original Music Composer Robert Hamer — Screenplay Daphne du Maurier — Novel Michael Balcon — Producer
Tagline

He took another man's name... lived another man's life... loved another man's woman!

Synopsis

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.

Trailer The Scapegoat — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
chauffeurfranceupper classdrug addictionmarriage contractmurdercountesslook-alikemistressblack and whitedeathassumed identity
Key Collaborators
Robert Hamer Director Paul Beeson Director of Photography Jack Harris Editor Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer Robert Hamer Screenplay Daphne du Maurier Novel Michael Balcon Producer Elliot Scott Production Design Olga Lehmann Costume Design
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