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Synopsis: | Alec Guinness once again plays a dual role. In this one, his two personas are that of a wicked French count and a benign Englishman. Despite some interesting supporting cast, including a very Baby Janeish Bette Davis, the story seems somehow only half told, and the two Guinness characters remain frustratingly underdeveloped. We sense a conflict between good and evil, but we are never made to understand why this is nor how it came about. The ending is frustrating in the extreme. I decided to write this primarily to point out the appearance of Donald Pleasence as a desk clerk. Up till now, he remains uncredited. All of this said, I would still recommend watching this oddity the next time it happens to come around. It is Alec Guinness, afterall. |
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Directed by: | Robert Hamer |
Cast: | Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Nicole Maurey, Irene Worth |