The Scapegoat (1959)

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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.

• Released: 1959-08-06
• Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 42 votes

Directed by Robert Hamer.

Top cast

• Alec Guinness as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
• Bette Davis as Countess
• Nicole Maurey as Bela
• Irene Worth as Francoise
• Pamela Brown as Blanche
• Annabel Bartlett as Marie-Noel
• Geoffrey Keen as Gaston
• Noel Howlett as Dr. Aloin
• Peter Bull as Aristide
• Leslie French as Lacoste

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Scapegoat

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: buy on YouTube
• Australia: rent on Amazon Video

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