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The Scapegoat is a British film of genre Drama directed by Charles Sturridge with Matthew Rhys

The Scapegoat (2012)

The Scapegoat
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Length 1h40
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Genres Drama,    Adventure
Rating71% 3.593883.593883.593883.593883.59388

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.

The novel was first adapted into film in 1959 by director Robert Hamer, with Sir Alec Guinness playing the parts of John Barratt and Jacques de Gué.

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There are significant differences between this adaptation and the original novel. Whereas the action of the novel takes place in France, this screen version is set in the UK in 1952 as Britain prepares for the Coronation.

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