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

1949

1h 35m

6.6(53 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Horror

Overview

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.

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25 members

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Adolf Wohlbrück

Capt. Herman Suvorin

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Edith Evans

The Old Countess Ranevskaya

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Yvonne Mitchell

Lizavetta Ivanova

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Ronald Howard

Andrei

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Mary Jerrold

Old Varvarushka

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Anthony Dawson

Fyodor

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Miles Malleson

Tchybukin

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Michael Medwin

Hovaisky

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Athene Seyler

Princess Ivashin

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Ivor Barnard

Bookseller

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Aubrey Mallalieu

Fedya

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Maroussia Dimitrevitch

Gypsy Singer

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Violetta Elvin

Gypsy Dancer

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Pauline Tennant

Young Countess Ranevskaya

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Jacqueline Clarke

Milliner's Assistant

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Josef Ramart

Countess's Lover

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Valentine Dyall

St. Germain's Messenger

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Gordon Begg

General Volcholnikov

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Gibb McLaughlin

Bird Seller

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Drusilla Wills

Countess's Old Servant

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George Woodbridge

Vassili

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Pauline Jameson

Anyutka

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Hay Petrie

Herman's Servant

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Brown Derby

The Countess's Footman

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Geoffrey Dunn

Hair Dresser

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