The Queen of Spades

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1949-06-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (820 Reviews)

Director:

Thorold Dickinson

Genres:

Drama Horror

Cast:

Anton Walbrook Edith Evans Yvonne Mitchell Ronald Howard

Writer:

Rodney Ackland

Arthur Boys

Alexander Pushkin (short story "The Queen of Spades")

Fullplot:

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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