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Oct 18, 2012 · A schoolmaster (Matthew Rhys) switches identities with his doppelgänger (also Matthew Rhys) in 1952 England, facing family secrets and dangers. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards and more for this adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's novel.
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- Drama
- Charles Sturridge
- 2012-10-18
The Scapegoat is a British film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1957 novel of the same name. The drama is written and directed by Charles Sturridge and stars Matthew Rhys as lookalike characters John Standing and Johnny Spence.
The Scapegoat is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Nicole Maurey and Bette Davis. The screenplay was by Hamer and Gore Vidal based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier.
The Scapegoat is a 1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier. In a bar in France, a lonely English academic on holiday meets his double, a French aristocrat who gets him drunk, swaps identities and disappears, leaving the Englishman to sort out the Frenchman's extensive financial and family problems.
As England is preparing for the coronation of Elizabeth II, schoolmaster John Standing (Matthew Rhys) comes face to face with Johnny Spence (Matthew Rhys), his exact double in appearance. After a night of drinking, Standing awakes to find Spence has stolen his identity.
The Scapegoat streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "The Scapegoat" streaming on fuboTV, Peacock, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Freevee, DistroTV.
- 108 min
An unemployed teacher (Matthew Rhys) meets his exact double in a British pub and becomes sucked into the man's wrecked life.
- Drama
