The Queen of Spades (1949 film)

16 March 1949 London

Captain Herman Suvorin Anton Walbrook is a Russian soldier in St Petersburg in 1806. He comes from a working class background, and is consequently spurned by his wealthier fellow officers. Suvorin begins gambling, playing the card game Faro. He is told of an aged countess Edith Evans, who allegedly sold her soul to the devil in exchange for success in playing Faro. Suvorin seduces her ward Yvonne Mitchell as part of a plan to learn the countesss secret of success.The story was adapted from a short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, with a script written by Arthur Boys and Rodney Ackland. The original director of the film left the project after suffering from poor health, and was replaced by Thorold Dickinson, who also rewrote sections of the script. ........

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