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The Queen Of Spades

1949, Movie, NR, 95 mins

The Queen Of Spades: Review

Bizarre and atmospheric supernatural drama based on a classic short story by Russian poet Aleksander Pushkin. Walbrook is a dashing but impoverished captain in the Imperial Russian army of the 19th century. His fellow officers gamble constantly, but his poverty precludes him from joining them. One night he meets an aging countess, Evans, who apparently has the secret of winning at faro, a secret for which, it is rumored, she has sold her soul. Determined to gain the secret f... read more leave a comment