7.7
“The surprise witness ! The searching question ! The perjured testimony ! The accusing finger ! The shattering truth !”
Libel (1959)
October 23, 19591h 40mEN
6.7
26 votes
Overview
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, and he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney.
Director
Anthony AsquithWriters
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Original Language
English
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Production Companies
De Grunwald ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer British StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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John Chard
8.0The Amnesiac Doppleganger. Libel is directed by Anthony Asquith and adapted from Edward Wooll's play by Anatole de Grunwald and Karl Tunberg. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Massie, Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Anthony Dawson and Richard Wattis. Music is by Benjamin Frankel and cinematography by Robert Krasker. A shell-shocked ex-WWII prisoner of war with amnesia is accused of being an impostor by one of the guys he was imprisoned with. This sends him spinning into the middle of a Libel court case that could destroy everything in his life. A splendidly stylish m…
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