The Queen of Spades
movie
Her obsession with gambling led her to discover a sinister pact that destroyed her life.
Released March 16, 1949
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.
Cast
Anton Walbrook
as
Capt. Herman Suvorin
Edith Evans
as
The Old Countess Ranevskaya
Yvonne Mitchell
as
Lizavetta Ivanova
Ronald Howard
as
Andrei
Mary Jerrold
as
Old Varvarushka
Anthony Dawson
as
Fyodor
Miles Malleson
as
Tchybukin
Michael Medwin
as
Hovaisky
Athene Seyler
as
Princess Ivashin
Ivor Barnard
as
Bookseller
Aubrey Mallalieu
as
Fedya
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Maroussia Dimitrevitch
as
Gypsy Singer
Crew
Thorold Dickinson
as
Director
Alexander Pushkin
as
Story
Rodney Ackland
as
Writer
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Arthur Boys
as
Writer
Anatole de Grunwald
as
Producer
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Oliver Messel
as
Costumer
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Louis Levy
as
Music Director
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Bob Clark
as
Makeup Artist
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Hazel Wilkinson
as
Editor
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Gus Drisse
as
Camera Operator
Otto Heller
as
Director of Photography
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Philip Stockford
as
Set Dresser