The Scapegoat is a movie directed by Robert Hamer in 1959 and based on the book of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1957. The movie features Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Nicole Maurey, Irene Worth, Pamela Brown, Annabel Bartlett, and others.
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Storyline
John Barratt, a lonely, discontented teacher of French at a British university, vacations in France. There, by chance, he meets his double, French nobleman Jacques De Gué. They become acquainted. Barratt becomes drunk and accepts De Gué’s invitation to share his hotel room. When he wakes up the next morning, Barratt finds himself alone in the room, with his clothes and passport missing.
Movie vs Book
Year
1959
Minutes
91
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1957
Pages
384
Book Rate
7.96
S: Goodreads
Book
The Scapegoat
Author: Daphne du Maurier
Country: UK
First published in: 1957
Length: 384 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Charles Sturridge
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“The way I look at it, movies are a different medium for storytelling than books.”
JOSH HUTCHERSON (Actor)
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