Rent The Scapegoat (2012)
3.6 of 5 from 56 ratings
1h 43min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Set in 1952, as Britain prepares for the coronation, feature tells the provocative story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face. John Standing meets his doppelganger Johnny Spence and, after a drunken night, is manoeuvred into swapping lives with him. Standing is suddenly responsible for a beautiful young wife, two mistresses, a drug abusing mother, a precocious daughter, a crumbling stately home and a bankrupt business. Despite his efforts to escape, John finds himself irresistibly drawn into Johnny's life - with fatal consequences.
- Actors:
- Andrew Scott, Jodhi May, Matthew Rhys, Eileen Atkins, Sheridan Smith, Anton Lesser, Phoebe Nicholls, Julian Wadham, Pip Torrens, Sylvie Testud, Richard Ridings, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Greg Bennett, Ian Mercer, Alice Orr-Ewing
- Directors:
- Charles Sturridge
- Producers:
- Sarah Beardsall, Dominic Minghella
- Writers:
- Daphne Du Maurier, Charles Sturridge
- Studio:
- ITV DVD
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like Rebecca, A Brief History of Coronations on Screen
