Aug 06, 1959
92 min
Full-HD

The Scapegoat (1959)

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

Category

Mystery Crime Thriller

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Du Maurier-Guinness

Alec Guinness

John Barratt / Jacques De Gue

Bette Davis

Countess

Nicole Maurey

Bela

Irene Worth

Francoise

Pamela Brown

Blanche

Annabel Bartlett

Marie-Noel

Geoffrey Keen

Gaston

Noel Howlett

Dr. Aloin

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