Summary
Behind the Mask is a British film first released in 1958,
directed by Brian Desmond Hurst.
The film is based on a novel by John Rowan Wilson and stars Michael Redgrave, Tony Britton, Carl Möhner, Niall MacGinnis and Vanessa Redgrave.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
- Script: John Hunter, John Rowan Wilson (novel)
- Photo: Robert Krasker
- Music: Geoffrey Wright
- Cast: Michael Redgrave (Sir Arthur Benson Gray), Tony Britton (Philip Selwood), Carl Möhner (Dr. Carl Romek), Niall MacGinnis (Neil Isherwood), Vanessa Redgrave (Pamela Gray), Ian Bannen (Alan Crabtree), Brenda Bruce (Elizabeth Fallon), Lionel Jeffries (Walter Froy), Miles Malleson (Sir Oswald Pettiford), John Welsh (Col. Langley), Ann Firbank (Mrs. Judson), Jack Hedley (Dr. Galbraith), Hugh Miller (Examiner), Mary Skinner (Theatre Sister), Margaret Tyzack (Night Sister), John Gale (Mr. John Greenwood), Joan Hickson, Ursula Jenkins (Pretty woman), William Roache, Graham Curnow
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: ?
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