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The Queen of Spades (1949)

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

Genre : Drama, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Thorold Dickinson

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Adolf Wohlbrück
Adolf Wohlbrück
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
Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler
Princess Ivashin
Ivor Barnard
Ivor Barnard
Bookseller
Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu
Fedya
Maroussia Dimitrevitch
Maroussia Dimitrevitch
Gypsy singer
Violette Elvin
Violette Elvin
Gypsy dancer
Pauline Tennant
Pauline Tennant
young Countess Ranevskaya
Jacqueline Clarke
Jacqueline Clarke
Milliner's Assistant
Josef Ramart
Josef Ramart
Countess's Lover
Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall
St. Germain's Messenger
Gordon Begg
Gordon Begg
General Volcholnikov
Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
Bird Seller
Drusilla Wills
Drusilla Wills
Countess's Old Servant
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
Vassili
Pauline Jameson
Pauline Jameson
Anyutka
Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie
Herman's Servant
Brown Derby
Brown Derby
The Countess's Footman
Geoffrey Dunn
Geoffrey Dunn
Hair Dresser

Crews

Thorold Dickinson
Thorold Dickinson
Director
Anatole de Grunwald
Anatole de Grunwald
Producer
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Pushkin
Story
Rodney Ackland
Rodney Ackland
Writer
Arthur Boys
Arthur Boys
Writer
Jack Clayton
Jack Clayton
Associate Producer
Georges Auric
Georges Auric
Original Music Composer
Otto Heller
Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Oliver Messel
Oliver Messel
Costumer
Hazel Wilkinson
Hazel Wilkinson
Editor
Louis Levy
Louis Levy
Music Director
William Kellner
William Kellner
Art Direction
Isobel Pargiter
Isobel Pargiter
Production Manager
Gus Drisse
Gus Drisse
Camera Operator
Val Stewart
Val Stewart
Camera Operator
F. McNally
F. McNally
Sound Recordist
John Gaudioso
John Gaudioso
Assistant Director
Marjorie Owens
Marjorie Owens
Continuity
Bob Clark
Bob Clark
Makeup Artist
Frank Cross
Frank Cross
Hairdresser
Betty Cross
Betty Cross
Hairdresser
Philip Stockford
Philip Stockford
Set Dresser
David Paltenghi
David Paltenghi
Choreographer

Trailers and other movies

The Queen of Spades (1949) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Posters and backgrounds

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