starring
Alec Guinness , Bette Davis with Nicole Maurey , Irene Worth
John Barratt , a reserved English teacher, is tricked into assuming the identity of a French nobleman, Jacques De Gue , who is his exact double. The impersonation brings him face-to-face with the eccentricities of the Frenchman's unhappy wife, embittered sister, his daughter and his beautiful mistress Bela.
Adapted by GORE VIDAL from the novel by DAPHNE DU MAURIER
Produced by MICHAEL BALCON
Written and directed by ROBERT HAMER