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65% Critic Match
The Queen of Spades
“Passionate... Exciting... Intriguing... He bartered his soul for the SECRET of the cards!”
6.5 / 10• 1949• 1h 35m•NR• English
DramaFantasyHorror
Storyline
A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul to the devil in order to always win at cards.
Cast & Crew
Anton Walbrook
Capt. Herman Suvorin
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thorold Dickinson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Queen of Spades is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
