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 for himself, Walbrook seduces the countess's companion, Mitchell, who tells him about a secret staircase. The
captain sneaks into the house of the countess at night, and she is frightened to deat...
Released:
1949
Rated:
NR
Length:
95 mins