The Queen of Spades (1949)

  • NR
  • 06/30/1949 (US)
  • Drama, Fantasy, Horror
  • 1h 35m

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.

Thorold Dickinson

Director

Alexander Pushkin

Story

Rodney Ackland

Writer

Arthur Boys

Writer

Cast

Anton Walbrook's headshot

Anton Walbrook

Capt. Herman Suvorin
Edith Evans's headshot

Edith Evans

The Old Countess Ranevskaya
Yvonne Mitchell's headshot

Yvonne Mitchell

Lizavetta Ivanova
Ronald Howard's headshot

Ronald Howard

Andrei
Mary Jerrold's headshot

Mary Jerrold

Old Varvarushka
Anthony Dawson's headshot

Anthony Dawson

Fyodor
Miles Malleson's headshot

Miles Malleson

Tchybukin
Michael Medwin's headshot

Michael Medwin

Hovaisky

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