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

The Scapegoat (1959)

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

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Hamer
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    John Barratt / Jacques De Gue Alec Guinness
  • Profile picture of Bette Davis
    Countess Bette Davis
  • Profile picture of Nicole Maurey
    Bela Nicole Maurey
  • Profile picture of Irene Worth
    Francoise Irene Worth
  • Profile picture of Pamela Brown
    Blanche Pamela Brown
  • Profile picture of Annabel Bartlett
    Marie-Noel Annabel Bartlett
  • Profile picture of Geoffrey Keen
    Gaston Geoffrey Keen
  • Profile picture of Noel Howlett
    Dr. Aloin Noel Howlett

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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