The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades is a 1949 British fantasy-horror film based on the 1834 short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. It stars Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans and Yvonne Mitchell. Evans and Mitchell were better known at the time as stage actors; this film was their cinematic debut.
Plot
Captain Herman Suvorin is a Russian officer of the engineers in St Petersburg in 1806. He constantly watches the other officers gamble at faro, but never plays himself because he is averse to the risk of losing his money.
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| author | Rodney Ackland |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Russian Empire |
| director | Thorold Dickinson |
| editor | Hazel Wilkinson |
| events | gambling |
| genre | fantasy historical horror |
| keywords | build engineer fårö gamble game load lose love letters military engineer military officer old lady queen of spades warn win |
| musicBy | Georges Auric |
| producer | Anatole de Grunwald |
| productionCompany | Associated British Picture Corporation |
| theme | ghost |