Directed by Thorold Dickinson
Produced by Anatole de Grunwald
Written by Alexander Pushkin (story), Rodney Ackland, Arthur Boys
Starring Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell
Distributed by Associated British-Pathe (UK)
Republic Pictures (US)
Release date(s) June 30, 1949 (USA)
Running time 95 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Queen of Spades (1949) is a fantasy-horror film based on a short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. It stars Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans and Yvonne Mitchell. A poor Russian officer tries to learn the secret of an aged countess’s success at the card table.

Despite a limited budget, it was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best British Film. It was also entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Cast

Anton Walbrook as Captain Herman Suvorin
Edith Evans as Countess Ranevskaya
Yvonne Mitchell as Lizavetta Ivanova
Ronald Howard as Andrei
Mary Jerrold as Old Varvarushka
Anthony Dawson as Fyodor
Miles Malleson as Tchybukin
Michael Medwin as Hovaisky
Athene Seyler as Princess Ivashin
Ivor Barnard as Bookseller
Aubrey Mallalieu as Fedya
Maroussia Dimitrevitch as Gypsy singer
Violette Elvin as Gypsy dancer
Pauline Tennant as young Countess Ranevskaya

References

Links

• The Queen of Spades at the Internet Movie Database

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