The Queen of Spades

1949

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 70% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 70% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 2697 2.7K

gambling supernatural black and white devil card playing

Plot summary

A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul to the devil in order to always win at cards.

Director

Thorold Dickinson Photo
Thorold Dickinson

Top cast

Jacqueline Clarke Photo
Jacqueline Clarke as Milliner's assistant
Denis Carey Photo
Denis Carey as Dancer
Edith Evans Photo
Edith Evans as The Old Countess Ranevskaya
Athene Seyler Photo
Athene Seyler as Princess Ivashin
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187.69 MB
946*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 1
343.96 MB
1408*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by henry8-3 6 / 10

The Queen of Spades

In a world where people are obsessed with cards and gambling, Anton Walbrook plays a bitter army captain who discovers a rich countess (Edith Evans) who according to legend sold her soul to the devil so she could always win at cards. Walbrook sets out to find her secret and while doing so falls for Evans' ward (Yvonne Mitchell).This lavish, spooky and slow burning telling of Pushkin's short story is filmed in dark, shadowy rooms rather like one of Universal's gothic horror films of the thirties. Walbrook is excellent as the desperate, almost maniacally obsessed man out to find the great life secret and Evans is on top form as the grumpy, intolerable countess who has lost her soul. Where the film particularly excels is in the last 30 minutes where there are a number of genuinely chilling supernatural scenes as a ghost haunts Walbrook leading up to a climactic card game, where having learned the secret, he risks all. Spooky and unique in its way - there are no other films that I can recall that are like this.
Reviewed by FM-5 8 / 10

A stylish, dark ghost story

Anton Walbrook gives a wonderful performance as the ambitious, frustrated Capt. Suvarin, who will do anything, even forfeit his soul, to advance his career. This stylish ghost story avoids the usual cliches, yet manages to create a spooky, brooding atmosphere. It climaxes with what must be the most gripping card-playing scene ever filmed
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