The Scapegoat
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The Scapegoat

"He took another man's name... lived another man's life... loved another man's woman!"

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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Cast

  • Alec Guinness
    Alec Guinness
    John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
  • Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    Countess
  • Nicole Maurey
    Nicole Maurey
    Bela
  • Irene Worth
    Irene Worth
    Francoise
  • Pamela Brown
    Pamela Brown
    Blanche
  • Annabel Bartlett
    Annabel Bartlett
    Marie-Noel
  • Geoffrey Keen
    Geoffrey Keen
    Gaston
  • Noel Howlett
    Noel Howlett
    Dr. Aloin
  • Peter Bull
    Peter Bull
    Aristide
  • Leslie French
    Leslie French
    Lacoste
  • Alan Webb
    Alan Webb
    Inspector
  • Maria Britneva
    Maid
  • Eddie Byrne
    Eddie Byrne
    Barman
  • Alexander Archdale
    Gamekeeper
  • Peter Sallis
    Peter Sallis
    Customs Official
  • Jack Hetherington
    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
  • Harold Kasket
    Harold Kasket
    Night Porter (uncredited)
  • Sam Kydd
    Sam Kydd
    Man (uncredited)
  • Ernie Priest
    Inspector's Colleague (uncredited)
  • Jack Sharp
    Cafe Bar Patron (uncredited)
  • John Timberlake
    Man Playing Dice in Cafe Bar (uncredited)

Crew

  • Robert Hamer
    Robert Hamer
    Director
  • Robert Hamer
    Robert Hamer
    Screenplay
  • Daphne du Maurier
    Daphne du Maurier
    Novel
  • Jack Harris
    Editor
  • Olga Lehmann
    Costume Design
  • Michael Balcon
    Michael Balcon
    Producer
  • Dennis Van Thal
    Associate Producer
  • Alan Withy
    Art Direction
  • Gore Vidal
    Gore Vidal
    Adaptation
  • Paul Beeson
    Director of Photography
  • Bronislau Kaper
    Bronislau Kaper
    Original Music Composer
  • Elliot Scott
    Production Design
  • Roy Gough
    Still Photographer

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