The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades (1949)

NRJune 30, 1949 (US)Drama, Fantasy, Horror1 hour and 35 minutes
66%
User score

Her obsession with gambling led her to discover a sinister pact that destroyed her life.

Description

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.

Rodney Ackland
Writer
Alexander Pushkin
Story
Thorold Dickinson
Director
Arthur Boys
Writer

Actors

Adolf Wohlbrück
Adolf Wohlbrück
Capt. Herman Suvorin
Edith Evans
Edith Evans
The Old Countess Ranevskaya
Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell
Lizavetta Ivanova
Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard
Andrei
Mary Jerrold
Mary Jerrold
Old Varvarushka
Anthony Dawson
Anthony Dawson
Fyodor
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
Tchybukin
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin
Hovaisky
Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler
Princess Ivashin
Ivor Barnard
Ivor Barnard
Bookseller
Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu
Fedya
Maroussia Dimitrevitch
Maroussia Dimitrevitch
Gypsy Singer
Violetta Elvin
Violetta Elvin
Gypsy Dancer
Pauline Tennant
Pauline Tennant
Young Countess Ranevskaya
Jacqueline Clarke
Jacqueline Clarke
Milliner's Assistant
Josef Ramart
Josef Ramart
Countess's Lover
Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall
St. Germain's Messenger
Gordon Begg
Gordon Begg
General Volcholnikov
Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
Bird Seller
Drusilla Wills
Drusilla Wills
Countess's Old Servant
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
gamblingsupernaturalblack and whitedevilcard playing