The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat (2012)

Two men, one face.

In 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, two very different men have one thing in common—a face.

Date of release
2012-09-09
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (89)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Adventure
Director
Charles Sturridge

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Scapegoat

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.

Production

The Scapegoat is the first film production for Sarah Beardsall and Dominic Minghella's production company, Island Pictures. Filming on The Scapegoat began in London in November 2011.

Director Charles Sturridge had wanted Steve Coogan to play the leading role of Standing/Spence, but following a screen-test the producers couldn't disassociate Coogan from his comedy work or his character Alan Partridge and the part was denied, leaving Coogan 'fucking furious' but this rejection spurred him on to write, produce and star in the multi-award-winning film Philomena.

Location filming for the film was carried out mainly at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.

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