The Queen of Spades

1949 6.5 (52 votes) 1h 35m

Genres

Drama Fantasy Horror

Production Companies

Dimitri De Grunwald Production
Associated British Picture Corporation

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

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.

Key Crew

Director: Thorold Dickinson

Story: Alexander Pushkin

Writer: Rodney Ackland, Arthur Boys

Producer: Anatole de Grunwald

Director of Photography: Otto Heller

Top Cast

Anton Walbrook

Capt. Herman Suvorin

Edith Evans

The Old Countess Ranevskaya

Yvonne Mitchell

Lizavetta Ivanova

Ronald Howard

Andrei

Mary Jerrold

Old Varvarushka

Anthony Dawson

Fyodor

Miles Malleson

Tchybukin

Michael Medwin

Hovaisky

Videos

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