Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
- Directed by
- Charles Martin
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy and ruthless businessman is found dead. The film unfolds the story of his rise to power and the people who had reasons to want him gone.
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What happens
Death of a Scoundrel is a 1956 American drama film directed by Charles Martin and starring George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Victor Jory and Coleen Gray. It was distributed by RKO Pictures. This film and The Falcon's Brother are the only two to feature real-life lookalike brothers George Sanders and Tom Conway, who portray brothers in both pictures. The movie's music is by Max Steiner and the cinematographer is James Wong Howe. Death of a Scoundrel is a fictionalized adaptation of the life and mysterious death of Serge Rubinstein. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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