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The Scapegoat is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Nicole Maurey and Bette Davis. [2] [3] [4] The screenplay was by Hamer and Gore Vidal based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier .
The Scapegoat: Directed by Robert Hamer. With Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Nicole Maurey, Irene Worth. An English schoolteacher meets his lookalike, a French count; and unwillingly swaps identities with him.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Robert Hamer
- 1959-08-06
Dec 25, 2023 · Vacationing in France, disenchanted British teacher John Barrett Guinness) meets nobleman Jacques De Gué (Guinness), who could be his twin. Fascinated, John accompanies Jacques to his hotel for drinks and passes out.
- 92 min
Alec Guinness has double trouble in this stylish mystery thriller costarring Bette Davis, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier (Rebecca).
According to biographies of Guinness and Daphne Du Maurier, M-G-M hoped to cast Cary Grant in the lead, but Du Maurier had always envisioned Guinness playing the dual roles. The Guinness biography also mentions that the actor directed portions of the picture.
- Robert Hamer, Tom Pevsner
- Alec Guinness
1h 32m. Vacationing in France, disenchanted British teacher John Barrett (Alec Guinness) meets nobleman Jacques De Gué (Guinness), who could be his twin. Fascinated, John accompanies Jacques to...
- Mystery & Thriller
The Scapegoat is a 1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier. In a bar in France, a lonely English academic on holiday meets his double, a French aristocrat who gets him drunk, swaps identities and disappears, leaving the Englishman to sort out the Frenchman's extensive financial and family problems.
