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Libel( 1959)

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The surprise witness ! The searching question ! The perjured testimony ! The accusing finger ! The shattering truth !

Overview

A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, and he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dirk Bogarde

      Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen

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      Olivia de Havilland

      Lady Margaret Anne Loddon

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      Paul Massie

      Jeffrey Buckenham

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      Robert Morley

      Sir Wilfred

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      Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Hubert Foxley

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      Anthony Dawson

      Gerald Loddon

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      Richard Wattis

      The Judge

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      Richard Dimbleby

      Himself

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      Martin Miller

      Dr. Schrott

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      Millicent Martin

      Maisie

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      Toke Townley

      Associate

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      Deering Wells

      Editor

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      Bill Shine

      The Guide

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      Ivan Samson

      Admiral Loddon

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      Sebastian Saville

      Michael Loddon

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      Richard Pearson

      The Butler

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      Robert Shaw

      First Photographer

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      Geoffrey Bayldon

      Second Photographer

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      Gordon Sterne

      Maddox

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      Arthur Howard

      Car Salesman

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      Joyce Carey

      Miss Sykes

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      Josephine Middleton

      Mrs. Squire

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      Kenneth Griffith

      Fitch

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      Barbara Archer

      Barmaid

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      Tony Doonan

      Man at Bar

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      Vanda Hudson

      Girl in Street

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      Victor Harrington

      Barrister (uncredited)

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      Sam Kydd

      Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

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      Reg Thomason

      Barrister (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Aug 11 2015
    The Amnesiac Doppleganger. Libel is directed by Anthony Asquith and adapted from Edward Wooll's play by Anatole de Grunwald and Karl Tunberg. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Massie, Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Anthony Dawson and Richard Wattis. Music is by Benjamin Frankel and cinematography by Robert Krasker. A shell-shocked ex-WWII prisoner of war with amnesia is accused of being an impostor by one of the guys he was imprisoned with. This sends him spinning into the middle of a Libel court case that could destroy everything in his life. A splendidly stylish my...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • court case
    • england
    • war veteran
    • return
    • look-alike
    • impostor
    • courtroom drama
    • english nobility
    • libel suit
    • airplane pilot
    • pow
    • prisoner of war camp