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With a lovely wife and a resplendent manor that’s a de rigueur stop on tours of England’s stately homes, Sir Mark Loddon leads an enviable life. Then a newspaper charges that Loddon was killed during a wartime escape from a POW camp and a look-alike has since ruled the baronet’s realm.
Outraged, Loddon sues for libel, setting in motion revelations of war, memory, trauma and deception that causes Lady Loddon (Olivia de Havilland) and Sir Mark (Dirk Bogarde) himself to question his identity.
Anthony Asquith (The Browning Version, The VIPs) guides this star-infused courtroom drama based on a Broadway hit and enhanced by the maneuvering of Robert Morley and Wilfrid Hyde-White in the roles of collegial yet cunning rival barristers.
Original Release
10/23/1959
US Release
10/23/1959
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Dirk Bogarde | Number Fifteen / Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney |
Olivia de Havilland | Lady Margaret Loddon / Lady Margaret Anne Loddon |
Paul Massie | Jeffrey Buckenham |
Robert Morley | Sir Wilfred |
Wilfrid Hyde-White | Hubert Foxley |
Anthony Dawson | Gerald Loddon |
Richard Wattis | The Judge |
Richard Dimbleby | Richard Dimbleby / Himself |
Martin Miller | Dr. Schrott |
Millicent Martin | Maisie |
Directors
Writers
Anatole de Grunwald, Karl Tunberg, Edward Wooll
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dirk Bogarde | Number Fifteen / Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney |
Olivia de Havilland | Lady Margaret Loddon / Lady Margaret Anne Loddon |
Paul Massie | Jeffrey Buckenham |
Robert Morley | Sir Wilfred |
Wilfrid Hyde-White | Hubert Foxley |
Anthony Dawson | Gerald Loddon |
Richard Wattis | The Judge |
Richard Dimbleby | Richard Dimbleby / Himself |
Martin Miller | Dr. Schrott |
Millicent Martin | Maisie |
Toke Townley | Associate |
Deering Wells | Editor |
Bill Shine | The Guide |
Ivan Samson | Admiral Loddon |
Sebastian Saville | Michael Loddon |
Richard Pearson | The Butler |
Robert Shaw | First Photographer |
Geoffrey Bayldon | Second Photographer |
Gordon Sterne | Maddox |
Arthur Howard | Car Salesman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Anatole de Grunwald | Producer |
Pierre Rouve | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1960 | Oscar | Best Sound | Nominated |