The Tenth Man (1988)
During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the victims, lawyer Chavel trades his place with another man in return for all his possessions. At the end of the war he returns to his house and tries to integrate himself with the family of the man who traded places with him, all the while hiding his true identity. However matters are complicated when a stranger arrives claiming to be Chavel.
Casting
- Anthony Hopkins — Jean Louis Cheval
- Kristin Scott Thomas — Therese Mangeot
- Derek Jacobi — The Imposter
- Cyril Cusack — The Priest
- Brenda Bruce — Madame Mangeot
- Timothy Watson — Michel Mangeot
- Jim Carter — Pierre
- Paul Rogers — Breton
- Peter Jonfield — Roche
- Michael Attwell — Krogh
- Geoffrey Bayldon — Elderly Clerk
- Robert Morgan — German Officer
Interesting facts
The Tenth Man is a television movie of 1988 in the Hallmark Hall of Fame series, based on the novel The Tenth Man (1985) by Graham Greene. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Derek Jacobi, who received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.
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