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The Queen of Spades

1949

Thorold Dickinson

Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell, Ronald Howard ...

6.5

198

Drama. Romance. Horror 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.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Thrillingly addictive tale of gambling and sin (...) An exhilarating classic (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Wild gypsy dancing, shadow lighting and an excellent musical score are well used for mood creation in this weirdly fascinating film"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"A true classic (...) It deserves to become a regular seasonal indulgence (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Eric Henderson Slant	"It's distressing to witness just how much the mood of a dark and uncompromising masterpiece can be sabotaged by a producer with his eyes on the easy uplift"	NEU
United Kingdom	Nina Caplan Time Out	"Pushkin's marvellously histrionic tale of cupidity and terrible vengeance gets a suitably wild-eyed treatment in Thorold Dickinson's 1949 film (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	David McGillivray Radio Times	"A handsomely mounted and highly atmospheric ghost story that still chills the blood (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"Anton Walbrook is on peerlessly maniacal form (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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