12/30/2023 0 Comments Movie queen of spadesWith Otto Heller’s ( The Ladykillers, Peeping Tom) eerie cinematography and exquisite sound design contributing to the atmosphere created in the film, The Queen Of Spades is a rarely seen gem and warrants up Scorsese’s claim that it is “ One of the few true classics of supernatural cinema’. Yvonne Mitchell and Anton Walbrook in The Queen Of Spades (1949) Dickinson was only hired after the original director was fired just a few days before production was due to start, making his achievement even more remarkable. Starring Dame Edith Evans ( Tom Jones, The Whisperers) in a role that marked her return to cinema following 35 years devoted to theatre work alongside Anton Walbrook ( The Red Shoes, Gaslight) and Yvonne Mitchell ( The Divided Heart), The Queen Of Spades is based on a short ghost story by celebrated Russian author Alexander Pushkin, and is considered legendary filmmaker Thorold Dickinson’s most accomplished piece of work. Anton Walbrook, Dame Edith Evans and Yvonne Mitchell in The Queen Of Spades (1949) One of the most evocative and sinister British horror films ever made, Thorold Dickinson’s ( Gaslight, The Next of Kin) ghostly chiller will also be available to own on Blu-ray for the first time and on DVD and Digital on 23 January 2023. STUDIOCANAL release a breathtaking new 4K restoration of The Queen Of Spades in cinemas on 23 December 2022. “One of the few true classics of supernatural cinema” - Martin Scorsese. Film Distributor's Bulletin (in Russian).❉ Rarely-seen eerie British horror gem back in cinemas and available on Blu-ray for the first time.
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