The Scar

Starring: Paul Henreid & Joan Bennett Director: Steve Sekely

A murderer takes on the identity of the man he killed in this film noir classic.

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Item Number: ALP 4279D

DVD Features:

Based upon a novel by Murray Forbes
Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 22 minutes
Video: Black & White
Released: November 18, 2003
Originally Released: 1948
Label: Alpha Video
Encoding: Region 0; Can be played worldwide
Packaging: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Paul Henreid & Joan Bennett
Directed by		Steve Sekely
Screenplay by		Daniel Fuchs
Cinematography by		John Alton
Produced by		Paul Henreid

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After a botched hit on a casino, the criminal mastermind John Muller has nowhere to run. With a band of killers on his trail, he hides out in an anonymous office job, knowing that his days are numbered. When he is mistaken for the psychiatrist Dr. Bartok, he finds his escape route. The doctor is a dead ringer for Muller, except for a hideous scar on his face. By inflicting the gruesome wound on his own cheek, the criminal is able to assume Bartok's identity. Through a twist of fate, Muller cuts the scar onto the wrong side of his face and finds his survival threatened. Unable to keep this precarious balance any longer, he makes one last attempt at escape before fate closes in on him.

Paul Henreid produced and starred in this inspired film-noir thriller. The nail-biting tension is magnified by phenomenal performances by Joan Bennett (Scarlet Street) and John Qualen (Paul Henreid's co-star in Casablanca). The Scar also introduces Dragnet's Jack Webb in his first motion picture role.

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A tense thriller about a killer who assumes the identity of his doctor who just so happens to be his look-alike.

Plot Keywords:

Film Noir | Killer | Scams And Cons | Switching Roles | Theatrical Release

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Haunting Movie Lover: Jeremy Weinstein from Walnut Creek, CA US -- January, 25, 2009

Excellent cinematography by John Alton. Fascinating. Excellent performances by Paul Henreid and Joan Bennett. Plot about as subtle as a house on fire, but plenty enough to chew on. Taking on the identity of a psychiatrist, even though he is horrified on discovering he has scarred the wrong side of his face, he's in the clear as everyone in his life is so self-absorbed, they don't notice.

The Scar Movie Lover: henri donadille from clamart, Hauts-de-Seine FR -- May, 8, 2004

Incredible, far-fetched story of a man that assumes another mans place is definitly done on an A budget, definitly film noir and definitly intiguing! Nice performances by Henreid and lovely Bennett. Worth a viewing! Nice print.

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OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 2,180
Item Number: ALP 4279D
UPC: 089218427991
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