The Queen of Spades (1949)

Directed by

Thorold Dickinson

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, ghost film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cold-hearted officer becomes obsessed with learning a secret for winning at cards from an elderly countess. He schemes to get the secret from her, leading to tragic consequences.

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What happens

The Queen of Spades is a 1949 British fantasy-horror film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans and Yvonne Mitchell (in her cinematic debut). It is based on the 1834 short story of the same title by Alexander Pushkin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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