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The Scapegoat (1959) · Cineora

The Scapegoat poster

A ROBERT HAMER FILM

The Scapegoat

19591h 32mNRMovie

CrimeMysteryThriller

IMDb6.8/ 10 · 2.8K votes

HE TOOK ANOTHER MAN'S NAME... LIVED ANOTHER MAN'S LIFE... LOVED ANOTHER MAN'S WOMAN!

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.

Suspenseful
Tense
Melancholic
Identity
Class
Whodunit

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, a quick watch and late nights.

DirectorRobert Hamer

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.8 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Alec GuinnessJohn Barratt / Jacques De Gue

Bette DavisCountess

Nicole MaureyBela

Irene WorthFrancoise

Pamela BrownBlanche

Annabel BartlettMarie-Noel

Geoffrey KeenGaston

Noel HowlettDr. Aloin

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