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Stolen Life

  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Elisabeth Bergner and Michael Redgrave in Stolen Life (1939)
DramaRomance

Mild sibling rivalry between identical twin sisters Sylvina and Martina intensifies after one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart into proposing to the wrong twin.Mild sibling rivalry between identical twin sisters Sylvina and Martina intensifies after one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart into proposing to the wrong twin.Mild sibling rivalry between identical twin sisters Sylvina and Martina intensifies after one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart into proposing to the wrong twin.

  • Director
    • Paul Czinner
  • Writers
    • George Barraud
    • Karel J. Benes
    • Margaret Kennedy
  • Stars
    • Elisabeth Bergner
    • Michael Redgrave
    • Wilfrid Lawson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    42
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Czinner
    • Writers
      • George Barraud
      • Karel J. Benes
      • Margaret Kennedy
    • Stars
      • Elisabeth Bergner
      • Michael Redgrave
      • Wilfrid Lawson
    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Elisabeth Bergner
    Elisabeth Bergner
    • Sylvina Lawrence…
    Michael Redgrave
    Michael Redgrave
    • Alan MacKenzie
    Wilfrid Lawson
    Wilfrid Lawson
    • Thomas E. Lawrence
    Mabel Terry-Lewis
    Mabel Terry-Lewis
    • Aunt Helen
    • (as Mabel Terry Lewis)
    Richard Ainley
    Richard Ainley
    • Morgan
    Kenneth Milne-Buckley
    • Garrett
    • (as Kenneth Buckley)
    Daniel Mendaille
    Daniel Mendaille
    • Old Pauliac
    • (as Danielle Mendaille)
    Pierre Juvenet
    • Doctor
    Stella Arbenina
    Stella Arbenina
    • Nurse
    Kaye Seeley
    • Maturin
    Ernest Ferny
    • Police Supt. Demangeon
    Cot D'Ordan
    • Clerk
    Dorice Fordred
    • Eileen (Sylvina's maid)
    Annie Esmond
    Annie Esmond
    • Cook
    Clement McCallin
    • Karal Anderson
    Oliver Johnston
    Oliver Johnston
    • Prof. Bardesley
    Roy Russell
    • British Minister
    Homer Regus
    • Mayor
    • Director
      • Paul Czinner
    • Writers
      • George Barraud
      • Karel J. Benes
      • Margaret Kennedy
    • All cast & crew
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    Hill-2

    An exquisite film

    First version of the famous story, the good twin and the bad twin...Elisabeth Bergner's most subtle, beautiful film performance. Superb finale, in the Acropolis in the moonlight. Far richer than the Bette Davis re-make. Please help find this and bring it to new audiences! Michael Redgrave outstanding as the leading man caught between the two.
    9richardchatten

    The One with the Wedding Ring

    Although remade as a Hollywood vehicle for Bette Davis at the height of her allure (which managed to make the preposterous contrivance which lies at its heart somehow more plausible) this got there first and builds up to a powerful climax in its own right. The surreal final shot (worthy of Chirico) is quite giddyingly beautiful in its unapologetic daftness.

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    • Connections
      Referenced in Wipeout: Episode #7.33 (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Ballet Music
      (uncredited)

      from Escape Me Never (1935)

      Music by William Walton

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 14, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sylvina
    • Filming locations
      • The Dolomites, Italy
    • Production company
      • Orion Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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