Scapegoat

Alec Guinness has double trouble in this stylish mystery thriller costarring Bette Davis, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier (Rebecca). When John Barratt (Guinness) meets Count Jacques De Gué (Guinness again) while vacationing in the South of France, the lonely university professor cant believe his eyesthe Count is his exact double! But when Barratt awakens after a night of heavy drinking, he finds De Gué has vanished, leaving the professor in his place. Unable to convince anyone that hes not the Count, Barratt has no choice but to go along with the sham, fooling De Gués friends and family, including his drug-addled mother (Davis) and jittery rich wife (Irene Worth). But its only when he uncovers the Counts marriage contract that Barratt slowly tumbles onto De Gués scheme: to murder his wife, run off with his mistress (Nicole Maurey) and dispose of his gullible double.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 24 Juni, 2012