The Scapegoat
He took another man's name... lived another man's life... loved another man's woman!
Rating: 6.8 out of 10TMDB(41 votes)
Overview
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.
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Box office
Grossed $1.2M worldwide, about 1.3 times its $943K budget
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Based on
Based on The Scapegoat
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Setting
Set in France
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Music
Music by Bronisław Kaper
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Paul Beeson
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Robert HamerScreenplay
- Daphne du MaurierNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 6, 1959
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cast
Alec GuinnessJohn Barratt / Jacques De Gue
Bette DavisCountess
Nicole MaureyBela
Irene WorthFrancoise
Pamela BrownBlanche
Annabel BartlettMarie-Noel
Geoffrey KeenGaston
Noel HowlettDr. Aloin
Peter BullAristide
Leslie FrenchLacoste
Alan WebbInspector- Maria BritnevaMaid
Eddie ByrneBarman- Alexander ArchdaleGamekeeper
Peter SallisCustoms Official- Jack HetheringtonRestaurant Customer (uncredited)
Harold KasketNight Porter (uncredited)
Sam KyddMan (uncredited)- Ernie PriestInspector's Colleague (uncredited)
- Jack SharpCafe Bar Patron (uncredited)
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