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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. It was broadcast on ITV on 9 September 2012.
The Scapegoat: Directed by Charles Sturridge. With Matthew Rhys, Eileen Atkins, Anton Lesser, Jodhi May. Set in 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, this movie tells the story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face.
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- 2012-10-18
Jun 25, 2019 · This is the premise of one of the most enthralling and thrilling movies I’ve seen, the 2006 adaptation of the Daphne Du Maurier tale, The Scapegoat (2012). This film has Matthew Rhys in a double role, supported by a sterling cast of British lovelies.
The Scapegoat (2012) Movie Overview. This is one of those films that I really enjoyed. It’s well filmed, well acted, and smacks of small town heroism. it reminds me of a Prince of Zenda remake set in mid 20th century Britain.
The Scapegoat, one of the five du Maurier novels with a male narrator, was published in 1957 by Gollancz and was made into a film in 1959 starring Alec Guinness and Bette Davis.
While I almost never say this about book-to-film adaptations, this 2012 version of "The Scapegoat" is, in my opinion, much better than Du Maurier's original novel, not to mention the 1959 film with Alec Guinness, which followed the book very closely.
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Du Maurier expert Dr Laura Varnam was a guest on the Modern Life podcast, hosted by Tabby Pawlitzki, to discuss Daphne’s 1957 novel The Scapegoat and its two film adaptations: the 1959 version starring Alec Guinness and Bette Davis, and the 2012 version starring Matthew Rhys, Eileen Atkins, and Sheridan Smith.
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