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Overview
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:
A well acted mystery about having another chance at a "new" life. 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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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
Israel:89 min | USA:91 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Filming Locations:
MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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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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I was lucky enough to see this movie during a TCM Bette Davis Marathon. Although her part is relatively small, I was thrilled to see Sir Alec Guinness in a very unusual story. He encounters a man that is for all purposes identical to him. They drink, go to his apartment, and in the morning one is gone leaving the other one to fill in his shoes at home. At first of course he protests- saying he is John Barrat. But the Count has made sure that no one will listen by telegraphing his doctor that he's been having delusions that he's someone else. Being a man that really had no one that cared about him to begin with, he decides to go on with the charade. The plot thickens from there on. Good story & a fine supporting cast make this an interesting murder mystery. Enjoy it if you can find it. (TCM is short for Turner Classic Movies cable station.) It is worth note that this story is by the same author of Hitchcock's Rebecca- another murder mystery worth viewing & much easier to find.