Top billed cast

1. 

   Alec Guinness

   John Barratt / Jacques De Gue

2. 

   Bette Davis

   Countess

3. 

   Nicole Maurey

   Bela

4. 

   Irene Worth

   Francoise

5. 

   Pamela Brown

   Blanche

6. 

   Annabel Bartlett

   Marie-Noel

7. 

   Geoffrey Keen

   Gaston

8. 

   Noel Howlett

   Dr. Aloin

9. 

   Peter Bull

   Aristide

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04

Alec Guinness walks into a bar where he encounters his doppelgänger. They might be twins. His "Barratt" character is a teacher of French at an British university, his mirror image an impoverished local aristocrat. The two drink together, then end up sharing the latter man's hotel room. In the morning, "Barratt" wakes up and there is no sign of his roommate. Next thing, a chauffeur arrives and, assuming he is the aristocratic version of himself, takes him to their chateau where he meets the (his) family. Clearly he is being manipulated, but why and by whom? It does not take him long to realise...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• chauffeur
• france
• upper class
• drug addiction
• marriage contract
• murder
• countess
• look-alike
• mistress
• black and white
• death
• assumed identity
• dowager
• drugged drink
• englishman abroad
• nobleman
• rich wife
• new life
• vanished
• young daughter
• chateau