
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.Status: | Released (1949-03-16) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 nominations total |
Screen: | Rodney Ackland, Arthur Boys, Alexander Pushkin |
Productions: | Dimitri De Grunwald Production, Associated British Picture Corporation |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Crews
- 253716: Thorold Dickinson - Director - Directing
- 590449: Alexander Pushkin - Story - Writing
- 236446: Rodney Ackland - Writer - Writing
- 590450: Arthur Boys - Writer - Writing
- 119322: Anatole de Grunwald - Producer - Production
- 989083: Oliver Messel - Costumer - Costume & Make-Up
- 3613: Louis Levy - Music Director - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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The Strange Secrets of the Count de Saint Germain. The Queen of Spades is directed by Thorold Dickinson and adapted to screenplay by Rodney Ackland and Arthur Boys from the story written by Alexander Pushkin. It stars Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell and Ronald Howard. ....
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This certainly has the feel of a short story to it. It takes it's time getting there, but the denouement is surprisingly effective. It all centres on the increasingly obsessive captain of engineers "Herman" (Anton Walbrook) who spends most of his cold and snowy St. Petersburg evening ....
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