Directed by:
David LeanScreenplay:
Nicholas PhippsCinematography:
Guy GreenComposer:
William AlwynCast:
Ann Todd, Norman Wooland, Ivan Desny, Elizabeth Sellars, Leslie Banks, Edward Chapman, Henry Edwards, Barry Jones, André Morell, Eva Bartok, Anthony Newley (more)Plots(1)
Based on the true story of Madeleine Smith, a young Glasgow woman from a wealthy family who was tried in 1857 for the murder of her French lover, Emile L’Angelier, upon discovering that he only wanted her for her money and position. (MUBI)
Cast
Ann Todd
UK
Best movies:
Taste of Fear (1961)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
The Passionate Friends (1949)
Norman Wooland
German Empire
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
Richard III (1955)
Ivan Desny
China
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Elizabeth Sellars
UK
Best movies:
Never Let Go (1960)
Desirée (1954)
The Chalk Garden (1964)
Leslie Banks
UK
Best movies:
Edward Chapman
UK
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Mandy (1952)
The Early Bird (1965)
Night and the City (1950)
Henry Edwards
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Magic Box (1951)
Green for Danger (1947)
Barry Jones
UK
Best movies:
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
War and Peace (1956)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
André Morell
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Eva Bartok
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Anthony Newley
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
John Laurie
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Jean Cadell
UK
Best movies:
Pygmalion (1938)
David Copperfield (1935)
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
Cameron Hall
UK
Best movies:
The Citadel (1938)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
San Demetrio, London (1943)
Irene Browne
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Pygmalion (1938)
Christopher Strong (1933)
Nicholas Phipps
UK
Best movies:
Summer Holiday (1963)
Doctor in the House (1954)
Monte Carlo or Bust (1969)
John Boxer
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Gandhi (1982)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Molly Weir
UK
Best movies:
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Scrooge (1970)
The Hands of Orlac (1960)
Wylie Watson
UK
Best movies:
The 39 Steps (1935)
Whisky Galore! (1949)
The Sundowners (1960)
Eugene Deckers
Belgium
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Big Restaurant (1966)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)