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The Scapegoat (1959)
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Release Date:
6 August 1959 (USA) morePlot:
A French count schemes to kill his wife and implicate a mild-mannered English schoolteacher whom he resembles full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Not one of Sir Alec's best. moreCast
(Complete credited 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 | |
| Alexander Archdale | ... | Gamekeeper | |
| Peter Sallis | ... | Customs Official |
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Israel:89 min | USA:91 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Filming Locations:
MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UKFun Stuff
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A rejected score consisting of classical selections plus original music by Douglas Gamley was recorded in England. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The position of the bottle of wine on the table and the amount of wine in the glass changes between shots When John Barratt and Jacques De Gue are talking after they first meet. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Customs Official: You have the intention of staying long in France, Mr. Barratt?
John Barratt: I don't know. That is to say that I didn't know there was any restriction apart from the question of money.
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Alec Guinness once again plays a dual role. In this one, his two personas are that of a wicked French count and a benign Englishman. Despite some interesting supporting cast, including a very Baby Janeish Bette Davis, the story seems somehow only half told, and the two Guinness characters remain frustratingly underdeveloped. We sense a conflict between good and evil, but we are never made to understand why this is nor how it came about. The ending is frustrating in the extreme.
I decided to write this primarily to point out the appearance of Donald Pleasence as a desk clerk. Up till now, he remains uncredited.
All of this said, I would still recommend watching this oddity the next time it happens to come around. It is Alec Guinness, afterall.