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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. 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.
- (2.5K)
- 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.
- Robert Hamer, Tom Pevsner
- Alec Guinness
1h 32m. 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 ...
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- Robert Hamer
- Mystery & Thriller
- Alec Guinness
Dec 25, 2023 · Vacationing in France, disenchanted British teacher John Barrett Guinness) meets nobleman Jacques De Gué (Guinness), who could be his twin. Fascinated, John accompanies Jacques to his hotel for drinks and passes out. The next morning, Jacques has vanished.
- 92 min
An English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him. On a vacation in France from his nondescript job and life, John Barratt encounters a titled but impoverished French nobleman who looks exactly like him.
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The Scapegoat is a 1959 crime film based on the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, and starring Alec Guinness, Nicole Maurey and Bette Davis.