The Man Who Haunted Himself

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The Man Who Haunted Himself
Directed by	Basil Dearden
Produced by	Bryan Forbes
Starring	Roger Moore Hildegarde Neil
Release date(s)	1970
Country	UK
Language	English
Budget	£200,000
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The Man Who Haunted Himself is a psychological thriller starring Roger Moore.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 Notes
5 DVD Release
6 External link

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

While driving one evening, uptight City worker Harold Pelham appears possessed and has a car accident. While on the operating table, there appears to be two heartbeats on the monitor. When he awakes, Pelham finds his life has been turned upside-down: in his job as a director of a marine tecnology company he learns that he now supports a merger that he once opposed, and that he apparently is having an affair. Friends, colleagues and acquaintances claim they have seen him in places that he has never been? Does Pelham have a doppelganger - or is he actually going insane?

[edit] Cast

Roger Moore .... Harold Pelham
Hildegarde Neil .... Eve Pelham
Alastair Mackenzie .... Michael Pelham
Hugh Mackenzie .... James Pelham
Kevork Malikyan .... Luigi
Thorley Walters .... Frank Bellamy
Anton Rodgers .... Tony Alexander

[edit] Trivia

Shortly after the film's release, the film's director Basil Dearden died in a horrific car crash on the A40 near the spot where the character Harold Pelham is supposed to have crashed his car in the opening scenes of the film.
The film was adapted from an episode of the TV series 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents'.

[edit] Notes

After seven years of playing The Saint Moore grew increasingly tired of the role, and was keen to branch out. He made two films immediately after the series had ended: Crossplot, a lightweight 'spy caper' movie, and the more challenging The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970). Directed by Basil Dearden, it gave Moore the opportunity to demonstrate a wider versatility than the role of Simon Templar had allowed.

However The Man Who Haunted Himself is considered a very under-rated film by many, the role is considered one of Moore's finest performances among his fans. Moore's dark portrayal in the film proved that there was much more to Moore than the light-hearted roles he is famous for playing.