The Queen of Spades (1949)

Her obsession with gambling led her to discover a sinister pact that destroyed her life.

Overview

An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.

Top Cast

Anton Walbrook

Capt. Herman Suvorin

Edith Evans

The Old Countess Ranevskaya

Yvonne Mitchell

Lizavetta Ivanova

Ronald Howard

Andrei

Mary Jerrold

Old Varvarushka

Anthony Dawson

Fyodor