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5.6/10   42 votes
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Writer:
Ben Hecht (writer)
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Release Date:
5 July 1946 (USA) more
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Plot:
Ballet dancer Sanine may have murdered his first wife. A detective thinks so, and he's not the only one... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Judith Anderson ... Madame La Sylph
Michael Chekhov ... Max Polikoff
Ivan Kirov ... Andre Sanine
Viola Essen ... Haidi
Lionel Stander ... Lionel Gans
Charles 'Red' Marshall ... Specs McFarlan
George Shdanoff ... Kropotkin
Billy Gray ... Jack Jones
Juan Panalle ... Jibby
Lew Hearn ... Mr. Lyons
Ferike Boros ... Mamochka
Constantine ... Alexis Bloom
Fred Pollino ... Giovanni (as Ferdinand Pollino)
Polly Rose ... Olga
Jim Moran ... Jimmy, Pianist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Spectre of the Rose (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
90 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

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Quotes:
Andre Sanine: Hug me with your eyes.
Haidi: I am.
Andre Sanine: Harder.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Baryshnikov: Live at Wolf Trap (1976) (TV) more

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Hilarious Camp, 14 April 2000
Author: (julesngold)

You must see this movie. We were baffled and amused by the incomprehensible dialogue, stone-faced acting, and ridiculous plot of this ballet/murder mystery written and directed by Ben Hecht(!?). Actually, we were more than amused, we were in physical pain from continual laughter!

Dame Judith Anderson manages to rise above this surreal debacle and provide an intelligent performance. On the other end of the scale is legendary acting teacher Michael Chekhov, nephew of Anton, who is so over-the-top that doubts arose in our minds about his acting theories.

The fact that Hecht, writer of hard-boiled cynical tales (The Front Page), would write such loopy dialogue leads us to theorize he meant this to be tongue-in-cheek. We can only hope.

See this film!

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