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Dec 4, 1988 · The Tenth Man: Directed by Jack Gold. With Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi, Cyril Cusack. Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who, while imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation, trades his material possessions to another prisoner in ...
A young man, Michel Mangeot, known as Janvier, who is dying of tuberculosis, accepts his offer and is executed as Chavel in the morning. In Part II, the war is over and Chavel is alive and free, but virtually destitute.
After willing his estate to another man's family in order to save his own life in a German prison, Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins) returns to his erstwhile home in disguise, where he meets Therese (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas), the sister of the man who died in his place.
When a mysterious man (Derek Jacobi) arrives claiming to be Chavel, the real Chavel must discover the man's true identity while preserving his own relationship with Therese.
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The Tenth Man may refer to: The Tenth Man (novel) – 1985 novel by Graham Greene. The Tenth Man (1988 film) – 1988 television movie based on Greene's novel. The Tenth Man (Maugham play) – 1910 play by W. Somerset Maugham. The Tenth Man (1936 film) – 1936 film by Brian Desmond Hurst.
Jan 1, 2001 · 4,884 ratings462 reviews. During World War II a group of men is held prisoner by the Germans, who determine that three of them must die. This is the story of how one of those men trades his wealth for his life—and lives to pay for his act in utterly unexpected ways.
During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the victims, lawyer Chavel trades his place with another man in return for all his possessions.
At the end of the war, Chavel, posing as one of the other prisoners, returns to his home which is now occupied by Therese, the sister of the prisoner he traded his possessions to, and who bitterly awaits the return of the man who had indirectly caused the death of her brother.