Overview:
A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul to the devil in order to always win at cards.| Status: | Released (1949-03-16) |
|---|---|
| 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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Casts
- 88935: Anton Walbrook - Capt. Herman Suvorin
- 45465: Edith Evans - The Old Countess Ranevskaya
- 39740: Yvonne Mitchell - Lizavetta Ivanova
- 11134: Ronald Howard - Andrei
- 47681: Mary Jerrold - Old Varvarushka
- 7682: Anthony Dawson - Fyodor
- 47395: Miles Malleson - Tchybukin
Crews
- 253716: Thorold Dickinson - Director - Directing
- 119322: Anatole de Grunwald - Producer - Production
- 590449: Alexander Pushkin - Story - Writing
- 236446: Rodney Ackland - Writer - Writing
- 590450: Arthur Boys - Writer - Writing
- 29893: Otto Heller - Director of Photography - Camera
- 989083: Oliver Messel - Costumer - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
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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