---
title: 'The Scapegoat (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Hamer'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-scapegoat-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053247/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Scapegoat (1959)

1959 · 92 min · Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Scapegoat is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Nicole Maurey and Bette Davis. The screenplay was by Hamer and Gore Vidal based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Hamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hamer)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Hamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hamer), [Gore Vidal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gore-vidal), [Daphne du Maurier](https://cinepixo.com/people/daphne-du-maurier)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bronisław Kaper](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronis-aw-kaper)
- **Producer:** [Michael Balcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balcon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Beeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-beeson)
- **Editor:** [Jack Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-harris)

## Cast

- [Alan Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-webb)
- [Noel Howlett](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-howlett)
- [Bette Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/bette-davis)
- [Geoffrey Keen](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-keen)
- [Irene Worth](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-worth)
- [Nicole Maurey](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-maurey)
- [Alec Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-guinness)
- [Pamela Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-brown)

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