The Queen of Spades (film)
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The Queen of Spades | |
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Directed by | Thorold Dickinson |
Produced by | Anatole de Grunwald |
Written by | Alexander Pushkin (story) Rodney Ackland Arthur Boys |
Starring | Anton Walbrook Edith Evans Yvonne Mitchell |
Release date(s) | June 30, 1949 (USA) |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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The Queen of Spades is a 1949 fantasy-horror film based on Alexander Pushkin's short story of the same name. It stars Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans and Yvonne Mitchell. A poor Russian officer tries to learn the secret of an aged countess's success at the card table.
Despite a limited budget, it was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best British Film.
[edit] Cast
- Anton Walbrook as Captain Herman Suvorin
- Edith Evans as Countess Ranevskaya
- Yvonne Mitchell as Lizavetta Ivanova
- Ronald Howard as Andrei
- Mary Jerrold as Old Varvarushka
- Anthony Dawson as Fyodor
- Miles Malleson as Tchybukin
- Michael Medwin as Hovaisky
- Athene Seyler as Princess Ivashin