Her obsession with gambling led her to discover a sinister pact that destroyed her life.
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.
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Anton Walbrook
Capt. Herman Suvorin
Edith Evans
The Old Countess Ranevskaya
Yvonne Mitchell
Lizavetta Ivanova
Ronald Howard
Andrei
Mary Jerrold
Old Varvarushka
Anthony Dawson
Fyodor
Miles Malleson
Tchybukin
Michael Medwin
Hovaisky
Athene Seyler
Princess Ivashin
Ivor Barnard
Bookseller
Aubrey Mallalieu
Fedya
Maroussia Dimitrevitch
Gypsy Singer
Violetta Elvin
Gypsy Dancer
Pauline Tennant
Young Countess Ranevskaya
Jacqueline Clarke
Milliner's Assistant
Josef Ramart
Countess's Lover
Valentine Dyall
St. Germain's Messenger
Gordon Begg
General Volcholnikov
Gibb McLaughlin
Bird Seller
Drusilla Wills
Countess's Old Servant
George Woodbridge
Vassili
Pauline Jameson
Anyutka
Hay Petrie
Herman's Servant
Brown Derby
The Countess's Footman
Geoffrey Dunn
Hair Dresser
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- Release Date 03/16/1949
- Language English
- Director Thorold Dickinson
- Writers Arthur Boys, Rodney Ackland
- Editor Hazel Wilkinson
- Cinematographer Otto Heller
- Producer Anatole de Grunwald
- Companies Dimitri De Grunwald Production, Associated British Picture Corporation
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Mar 16, 1949 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Jun 30, 1949 | Theatrical | NR |
| France | Mar 3, 1950 | Theatrical | U |
| France | May 31, 2021 | Physical (DVD) | — |
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