The Scapegoat
6.8
“He took another man's name... lived another man's life... loved another man's woman!”
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.
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Cast
21 people
Alec Guinness
John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
Known for
Star Wars
Lawrence of Arabia
Bette Davis
Countess
Known for
All About Eve
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Nicole Maurey
Bela
Known for
The Day of the Triffids
Diary of a Country Priest
Irene Worth
Francoise
Known for
Deathtrap
Eyewitness
Pamela Brown
Blanche
Known for
Cleopatra
I Know Where I'm Going!
Annabel Bartlett
Marie-Noel
No other roles listed
Geoffrey Keen
Gaston
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Noel Howlett
Dr. Aloin
Known for
Quatermass and the Pit
Murder at the Gallop
Peter Bull
Aristide
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The African Queen
Leslie French
Lacoste
Known for
Death in Venice
The Witches
Alan Webb
Inspector
Known for
The First Great Train Robbery
The Canterbury Tales
Maria Britneva
Maid
Known for
A Room with a View
Suddenly, Last Summer
Robert Hamer Director · Daphne du Maurier Author Bronislau Kaper Composer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $943K · United States release August 6, 1959
Box office
Budget
$943,000
Worldwide gross
$1,195,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Du Maurier-Guinness
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 6, 1959
Theatrical
United Kingdom · August 30, 1959
Theatrical
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