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The Queen of Spades
1949 6.5 (52 votes) 1h 35m
Genres
Drama Fantasy Horror
Production Companies
Dimitri De Grunwald Production
Associated British Picture Corporation

The Queen of Spades

Her obsession with gambling led her to discover a sinister pact that destroyed her life.

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.

Key Crew

Director: Thorold Dickinson

Producer: Anatole de Grunwald

Story: Alexander Pushkin

Writer: Rodney Ackland, Arthur Boys

Director of Photography: Otto Heller

Top Cast

Anton Walbrook
Anton Walbrook

Capt. Herman Suvorin

Edith Evans
Edith Evans

The Old Countess Ranevskaya

Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell

Lizavetta Ivanova

Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard

Andrei

Mary Jerrold
Mary Jerrold

Old Varvarushka

Anthony Dawson
Anthony Dawson

Fyodor

Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson

Tchybukin

Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin

Hovaisky

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