The Queen of Spades (1949)
Overview
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.908 |
Directed By
Thorold Dickinson
Crew
Rodney Ackland
Alexander Pushkin
Thorold Dickinson
Anatole de Grunwald
Arthur Boys
Otto Heller
Louis Levy
Hazel Wilkinson
Oliver Messel
Betty Cross
William Kellner
Bob Clark
Isobel Pargiter
Marjorie Owens
Frank Cross
David Paltenghi
Philip Stockford
John Gaudioso
Val Stewart
F. McNally
Gus Drisse
Jack Clayton
Georges Auric
TOP CAST
Anton Walbrook
Capt. Herman Suvorin
Edith Evans
The Old Countess Ranevskaya
Yvonne Mitchell
Lizavetta Ivanova
Ronald Howard
Andrei
Mary Jerrold
Old Varvarushka
Anthony Dawson
Fyodor
Miles Malleson
Tchybukin
Michael Medwin
Hovaisky
Athene Seyler
Princess Ivashin
Ivor Barnard
Bookseller
Aubrey Mallalieu
Fedya
Maroussia Dimitrevitch
Gypsy Singer
Violetta Elvin
Gypsy Dancer
Pauline Tennant
Young Countess Ranevskaya
Jacqueline Clarke
Milliner's Assistant
Josef Ramart
Countess's Lover
Valentine Dyall
St. Germain's Messenger
Gordon Begg
General Volcholnikov
Gibb McLaughlin
Bird Seller
Drusilla Wills
Countess's Old Servant
George Woodbridge
Vassili
Pauline Jameson
Anyutka
Hay Petrie
Herman's Servant
Brown Derby
The Countess's Footman
Geoffrey Dunn
Hair Dresser
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