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The Scapegoat( 1959)

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

Overview

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Alec Guinness

      John Barratt / Jacques De Gue

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      Bette Davis

      Countess

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      Nicole Maurey

      Bela

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      Irene Worth

      Francoise

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      Pamela Brown

      Blanche

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      Annabel Bartlett

      Marie-Noel

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      Geoffrey Keen

      Gaston

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      Noel Howlett

      Dr. Aloin

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      Peter Bull

      Aristide

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      Leslie French

      Lacoste

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      Alan Webb

      Inspector

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      Maria Britneva

      Maid

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      Eddie Byrne

      Barman

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      Peter Sallis

      Customs Official

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      Alexander Archdale

      Gamekeeper

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      Harold Kasket

      Night Porter (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
    Alec Guinness walks into a bar where he encounters his doppelgänger. They might be twins. His "Barratt" character is a teacher of French at an British university, his mirror image an impoverished local aristocrat. The two drink together, then end up sharing the latter man's hotel room. In the morning, "Barratt" wakes up and there is no sign of his roommate. Next thing, a chauffeur arrives and, assuming he is the aristocratic version of himself, takes him to their chateau where he meets the (his) family. Clearly he is being manipulated, but why and by whom? It does not take him long to realise t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • chauffeur
    • france
    • upper class
    • drug addiction
    • marriage contract
    • murder
    • countess
    • look-alike
    • mistress
    • death
    • assumed identity
    • dowager
    • drugged drink
    • englishman abroad
    • nobleman
    • rich wife
    • new life
    • young daughter
    • chateau
    • vanished man