The Scapegoat

While vacationing in the South of France, reticent professor John Barratt (Alec Guinness) has a chance encounter with suave count Jacques De Gue (Guinness, again) who’s his exact physical double. After a shared evening’s carousing, Barratt awakens to find that the friends and family of the now-vanished nobleman won’t listen to his assertions of his real identity. Gripping suspenser, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier, co-stars Bette Davis, Irene Worth, Nicole Maurey. 92 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.