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The Scapegoat is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Nicole Maurey and Bette Davis. [2] [3] [4] The screenplay was by Hamer and Gore Vidal based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier.
The Scapegoat: Directed by Robert Hamer. With Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Nicole Maurey, Irene Worth. An English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Robert Hamer
- 1959-08-06
The on-screen suspense in The Scapegoat, a 1959 tale of two look-alikes who switch places, was almost upstaged by the off-screen tension between dueling stars Alec Guinness and Bette Davis. Although these two could have made movie magic had they met as equals on the right project, when Guinness brought her into a pet project of his, the clash ...
- Robert Hamer, Tom Pevsner
- Alec Guinness
The novel was first adapted into film in 1959 by director Robert Hamer, with Alec Guinness playing the parts of John Barratt and Jacques de Gué. Plot. Teacher John Standing, who has just lost his job, meets his doppelgänger Johnny Spence, a failed businessman, in a hotel.
Jun 14, 2012 · Alec Guinness has double trouble in this stylish mystery thriller costarring Bette Davis, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier (Rebecca). When John Barratt (Guinness) meets Count Jacques De Gue (Guinness again) while vacationing in the South of France, the lonely university professor can't believe his eyes the Count is his exact double!
- (129)
- Warner Archive
- $9.99
- Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Robert Hamer
Vacationing in France, disenchanted British teacher John Barrett (Alec Guinness) meets nobleman Jacques De Gué (Guinness), who could be his twin. Fascinated, John accompanies Jacques to his...
- Mystery & Thriller
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Alec Guinness has double trouble in this stylish mystery thriller costarring Bette Davis, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier (Rebecca). 129 IMDb 6.8 1 h 32 min 1959. X-Ray 13+.