Pique Dame

Name: La dame de pique
Genre: Drama
Released: 1944-10-18
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Marguerite Moreno, Pierre Blanchar, André Luguet

Original title: La dame de pique

19371937
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Pierre Blanchar, Marguerite Moreno, and Madeleine Ozeray in Pique Dame (1937)

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Russia, 1835. Lieutenant Hermann, a compulsive gambler, is fascinated by an infallible martingale held by Countess Tomski, nicknamed The Queen of Spades. The day Hermann wants to wring the s... Read allRussia, 1835. Lieutenant Hermann, a compulsive gambler, is fascinated by an infallible martingale held by Countess Tomski, nicknamed The Queen of Spades. The day Hermann wants to wring the secret from her, the countess dies of fear. Following this tragic scene, Hermann sinks into... Read allRussia, 1835. Lieutenant Hermann, a compulsive gambler, is fascinated by an infallible martingale held by Countess Tomski, nicknamed The Queen of Spades. The day Hermann wants to wring the secret from her, the countess dies of fear. Following this tragic scene, Hermann sinks into dementia. Luckily, Lisa, his frail lover, brings him back to life and happiness.

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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- Fyodor Otsep
- Fyodor Otsep(screenplay)
- Bernard Zimmer(dialogue)
- Alexander Pushkin(story "The Queen of Spades")
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Pierre Blanchar and Marguerite Moreno in Pique Dame (1937)

Pierre Blanchar and Madeleine Ozeray in Pique Dame (1937)

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Finnish censorship visa # 020815.

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Version of Pikovaya dama (1910)

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9/10

Superb - excellent direction.

If you can get hold of a copy of this film - do so!

The plot centers around a card game in which certain cards are said to be lucky. However, a certain countess is said to have made a pact with the underworld in order to know the secrets of the cards. This dreadful woman keeps her servants and paid companions in constant fear and spends her every day complaining about every single thing. What she does not reveal however is her mortal fear of death.

There is a young soldier who would love to get the secrets of the cards from her and agrees to take the sins of her soul upon his in exchange for the knowledge - which does him no good.

Photography and suspense is superb from filmmakers who knew their craft. A must see.

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